Head cursor control interface for an automated endoscope system for optimal positioning
First Claim
1. An interface for controlling a surgical robot in response to a movement of an operator'"'"'s head, wherein the surgical robot moves a surgical instrument that provides a video image to a monitor, comprising:
- a transmitter that is mounted to the operator'"'"'s head, said transmitter for transmitting a pointer signal to a pointer signal spatial location, said pointer signal spatial location moves in response to a movement of the operator'"'"'s head;
a detector for detecting said pointer signal spatial location; and
,a controller that is coupled to said detector, said controller for correlating said pointer signal spatial location to a robot spatial location of the surgical robot and for generating an output signal to move the surgical robot to the robot spatial location.
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Abstract
An interface that allows a surgeon to remotely control surgical devices and conditions of an operation room. The surgeon views a video image that is displayed by a monitor. The monitor may be coupled to a video device such as a laparoscopic camera that is attached to the end of an endoscope. Static graphic images and a dynamic graphic cursor are overlayed onto the video image. The graphic cursor has a pixel location on the monitor which corresponds to a spatial location of a pointer signal. The pointer signal is transmitted by a transmitter worn on the head of the surgeon. The pointer signal may be a laser which is directed to a screen that is located adjacent to a detection camera. The surgeon may move the graphic cursor relative to the video image by tilting his head and varying the spatial location of the pointer signal. The interface may have a controller which generates output signals in response to the movement of the pointer signal. The output signals may move a robotic arm which controls the position of the endoscope. The controller may also generate command signals when the graphic cursor is moved into a static graphic image. The command may vary a condition of the operating room such as the position of the operating table.
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22 Claims
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1. An interface for controlling a surgical robot in response to a movement of an operator'"'"'s head, wherein the surgical robot moves a surgical instrument that provides a video image to a monitor, comprising:
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a transmitter that is mounted to the operator'"'"'s head, said transmitter for transmitting a pointer signal to a pointer signal spatial location, said pointer signal spatial location moves in response to a movement of the operator'"'"'s head; a detector for detecting said pointer signal spatial location; and
,a controller that is coupled to said detector, said controller for correlating said pointer signal spatial location to a robot spatial location of the surgical robot and for generating an output signal to move the surgical robot to the robot spatial location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An interface for controlling a surgical site, which has at least one surgical device, in response to a movement of an operator'"'"'s head, wherein the operator views a video image on the monitor, comprising:
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a transmitter that is mounted to the operator'"'"'s head, said transmitter for transmitting a pointer signal to a pointer signal spatial location, said pointer signal spatial location moves in response to a movement of the operator'"'"'s head; a detector for detecting said pointer signal spatial location; a graphic overlay processor for overlaying a dynamic graphic cursor and a static graphic image onto the video image, said dynamic graphic cursor has a cursor pixel location; and
,a controller that is coupled to said detector and said graphic overlay processor, said controller for correlating the cursor pixel location of said dynamic graphic cursor to said pointer signal spatial location for generating an output signal for the surgical device when said dynamic graphic cursor resides within said static graphic image. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An interface for controlling a surgical robot in response to a movement of an operator'"'"'s head, wherein the surgical robot moves a surgical instrument and the operator views a video image to a monitor, comprising:
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transmitter means for transmitting a pointer signal to a pointer signal spatial location, said pointer signal spatial location moves in response to a movement of the operator'"'"'s head; detector means for detecting said pointer signal spatial location; and
,controller means for correlating said pointer signal spatial location to a robot spatial location of the surgical robot and generating an output signal for moving the surgical robot to the robot spatial location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An interface for controlling a surgical site, which has at least one surgical device, in response to a movement of an operator'"'"'s head, wherein the operator views a video image on a monitor, comprising:
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transmitter means for transmitting a pointer signal to a pointer signal spatial location, said pointer signal spatial location moves in response to a movement of the operator'"'"'s head; detector means for detecting said pointer signal spatial location; graphic overlay means for overlaying a dynamic graphic cursor and a static graphic image onto the video image, said dynamic graphic cursor has a cursor pixel location; and
,controller means for correlating said cursor pixel location of said dynamic graphic cursor to said pointer signal spatial location and for generating an output signal for the surgical device when said dynamic graphic cursor resides within said static graphic image. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for moving a surgical robot in response to a movement of an operator'"'"'s head, wherein the surgical robot moves a surgical instrument that provides a video image to a monitor, comprising the steps of:
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a) transmitting a pointer signal to a pointer signal spatial location; b) moving the operator'"'"'s head so that said pointer signal moves to a new pointer signal spatial location; c) detecting said new pointer signal spatial location; d) correlating said new pointer signal spatial location of said pointer signal to a robot spatial location; and
,e) moving the surgical robot to the robot spatial location.
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22. A method for controlling a surgical device in response to a movement of an operator'"'"'s head, wherein the operator views a video image on a monitor, comprising the steps of:
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a) transmitting a pointer signal to a pointer signal spatial location; b) moving the operator'"'"'s head so that said pointer signal moves to a new pointer signal spatial location; c) detecting said new pointer signal spatial location; d) overlaying a static graphic image onto the video image; e) overlaying a dynamic graphic cursor which has a cursor pixel location onto the video image; f) correlating said cursor pixel location of said dynamic graphic cursor to said new pointer signal spatial location; and
,g) generating an output signal for the surgical device when said dynamic graphic cursor resides within said graphic image.
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