Surgical robotic system and method for controlling an instrument feed rate
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1. A surgical robotic system comprising:
- a surgical manipulator comprising an arm including a plurality of links and joints, a surgical instrument is connected to said arm and said surgical manipulator is configured to manipulate said surgical instrument and an energy applicator extending from said surgical instrument,said surgical manipulator comprising at least one controller configured to operate said surgical manipulator in a manual mode or a semi-autonomous mode, said at least one controller configured to calculate an instrument feed rate,wherein said instrument feed rate is a velocity at which a distal end of said energy applicator advances along path segments of a tool path in said semi-autonomous mode and wherein said at least one controller calculates said instrument feed rate for each individual path segment by being configured to;
assign a defined feed rate for each individual path segment based on one or more variables evaluated by said at least one controller prior to operation of said surgical manipulator in said semi-autonomous mode; and
adjust said defined feed rate for one or more of said individual path segments based on one or more variables evaluated by said at least one controller during operation of said surgical manipulator in said semi-autonomous mode; and
a hand held pendant configured to regulate operation of said surgical manipulator in said semi-autonomous mode, said hand held pendant operable to provide one of said variables evaluated by said at least one controller to adjust said defined feed rate for said one or more of said individual path segments.
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Abstract
A surgical robotic system and method for controlling an instrument feed rate. The surgical robotic system comprises a surgical manipulator for manipulating a surgical instrument and an energy applicator extending from the surgical instrument. At least one controller includes a feed rate calculator configured to calculate the instrument feed rate. A hand held pendant is operable by a user to adjust a defined feed rate of the surgical manipulator in the semi-autonomous mode.
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1. A surgical robotic system comprising:
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a surgical manipulator comprising an arm including a plurality of links and joints, a surgical instrument is connected to said arm and said surgical manipulator is configured to manipulate said surgical instrument and an energy applicator extending from said surgical instrument, said surgical manipulator comprising at least one controller configured to operate said surgical manipulator in a manual mode or a semi-autonomous mode, said at least one controller configured to calculate an instrument feed rate, wherein said instrument feed rate is a velocity at which a distal end of said energy applicator advances along path segments of a tool path in said semi-autonomous mode and wherein said at least one controller calculates said instrument feed rate for each individual path segment by being configured to; assign a defined feed rate for each individual path segment based on one or more variables evaluated by said at least one controller prior to operation of said surgical manipulator in said semi-autonomous mode; and adjust said defined feed rate for one or more of said individual path segments based on one or more variables evaluated by said at least one controller during operation of said surgical manipulator in said semi-autonomous mode; and a hand held pendant configured to regulate operation of said surgical manipulator in said semi-autonomous mode, said hand held pendant operable to provide one of said variables evaluated by said at least one controller to adjust said defined feed rate for said one or more of said individual path segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling a surgical manipulator to manipulate a surgical instrument and an energy applicator extending from the surgical instrument, the surgical manipulator comprising an arm including a plurality of links and joints and the surgical instrument connected to the arm and at least one controller configured to operate the surgical manipulator in a manual mode or a semi-autonomous, said method comprising the steps of:
calculating an instrument feed rate with the at least one controller, wherein the instrument feed rate is a velocity at which a distal end of the energy applicator advances along path segments of a tool path in the semi-autonomous mode and wherein the at least one controller calculates the instrument feed rate by; assigning a defined feed rate for each individual path segment based on one or more variables evaluated by the at least one controller prior to operation of the surgical manipulator in the semi-autonomous mode; and adjusting the defined feed rate for one or more of the individual path segments based on one or more variables evaluated by the at least one controller during operation of the surgical manipulator in the semi-autonomous mode, wherein one of the variables is provided from operation of a hand held pendant configured to regulate operation of the surgical manipulator in the semi-autonomous mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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