Hyperdexterous surgical system
First Claim
1. A surgical system, comprising:
- at least one electromechanical arm coupleable to a fixture;
at least one electromechanical tool supported by the at least one electromechanical arm to define at least one electromechanical arm and tool assembly;
an electronic control system configured to communicate electronically with and control the operation of the electromechanical arm and tool assembly;
at least one portable handheld controller actuatable to operate the electromechanical arm and tool assembly via the control system; and
a visualization system configured to communicate with the control system, the visualization system configured to display at least one image of a surgical workspace on one or more monitors,wherein the control system is configured to electronically control the electromechanical arm and tool assembly in a plurality of frames of reference and dynamically switch between different frames of reference for the control of the electromechanical arm and tool assembly and for the display of the image of the surgical workspace, wherein at least one frame of reference is associated with an orientation of a wrist of a surgeon holding the portable handheld controller and another frame of reference different than the at least one frame of reference is associated with an orientation of another wrist of the surgeon, thereby allowing the surgeon to move to different orientations relative to a patient during a surgical procedure and to control the electromechanical arm and tool assembly from said different orientations.
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Abstract
A hyperdexterous surgical system is provided. The system can include one or more surgical arms coupleable to a fixture and configured to support one or more surgical tools. The system can include an electronic control system configured to communicate electronically with the one or more robotic surgical tools. The control system can electronically control the operation of the one or more surgical tools. The system can include one or more portable handheld controllers actuatable by a surgeon to communicate one or more control signals to the one or more surgical tools via the electronic control system to operate the one or more surgical tools. The one or more portable handheld controllers can provide said one or more control signals from a plurality of locations of an operating arena, allowing a surgeon to be mobile during a surgical procedure and to remotely operate the one or more surgical tools from different locations of the operating arena.
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15 Claims
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1. A surgical system, comprising:
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at least one electromechanical arm coupleable to a fixture; at least one electromechanical tool supported by the at least one electromechanical arm to define at least one electromechanical arm and tool assembly; an electronic control system configured to communicate electronically with and control the operation of the electromechanical arm and tool assembly; at least one portable handheld controller actuatable to operate the electromechanical arm and tool assembly via the control system; and a visualization system configured to communicate with the control system, the visualization system configured to display at least one image of a surgical workspace on one or more monitors, wherein the control system is configured to electronically control the electromechanical arm and tool assembly in a plurality of frames of reference and dynamically switch between different frames of reference for the control of the electromechanical arm and tool assembly and for the display of the image of the surgical workspace, wherein at least one frame of reference is associated with an orientation of a wrist of a surgeon holding the portable handheld controller and another frame of reference different than the at least one frame of reference is associated with an orientation of another wrist of the surgeon, thereby allowing the surgeon to move to different orientations relative to a patient during a surgical procedure and to control the electromechanical arm and tool assembly from said different orientations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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