CONTROLLING A ROBOTIC SURGICAL TOOL WITH A DISPLAY MONITOR
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1. A method for controlling a robotic surgical tool, the method comprising:
- moving a monitor displaying an image of a robotic surgical tool;
sensing motion of the monitor; and
translating the sensed motion of the monitor into motion of the robotic surgical tool.
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Abstract
In one embodiment of the invention, a method for controlling a robotic surgical tool is disclosed. The method for controlling a robotic surgical tool includes moving a monitor displaying an image of a robotic surgical tool; sensing motion of the monitor; and translating the sensed motion of the monitor into motion of the robotic surgical tool.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a robotic surgical tool, the method comprising:
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moving a monitor displaying an image of a robotic surgical tool; sensing motion of the monitor; and translating the sensed motion of the monitor into motion of the robotic surgical tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A monitor comprising:
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a housing with a window opening; a display panel coupled to the housing in the window opening, the display panel to display images in the window opening; and one or more motion sensing devices coupled to the housing, the one or more motion sensing devices to generate one or more control signals in response to motion of the monitor. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling an endoscopic camera in a robotic surgical system, the method comprising:
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displaying on a monitor a first set of images of a surgical site in a target window corresponding to a first plurality of source pixels selected by a source window; moving the monitor; sensing motion of the monitor; in response to the sensed motion, digitally panning the source window to select a second plurality of source pixels for display in the target window; and displaying on the monitor a second set of images of the surgical site in the target window corresponding to the second plurality of source pixels selected by the source window. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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