Image shifting apparatus and method for a telerobotic system
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1. A method of using a robotic system, the method comprising:
- displaying an image of a worksite on an image display;
causing an end effector to move in response to operator manipulation of a master control when the end effector is operatively associated with the master control;
receiving an indication that operative association of the master control has been switched from the end effector to an image control; and
causing the displayed image to be altered so as to provide a different view of the worksite without moving the end effector in response to operator manipulation of the master control.
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Abstract
An input device of a teleoperator system can be operatively associated with an image of a surgical worksite. Movement of the image may correspond to movement of the input device so that the worksite image appears substantially connected to the input device. The operator can manipulate the worksite into a desired position, typically by repositioning of an image capture device. Dedicated input devices may be provided for a surgical instrument.
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1. A method of using a robotic system, the method comprising:
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displaying an image of a worksite on an image display; causing an end effector to move in response to operator manipulation of a master control when the end effector is operatively associated with the master control; receiving an indication that operative association of the master control has been switched from the end effector to an image control; and causing the displayed image to be altered so as to provide a different view of the worksite without moving the end effector in response to operator manipulation of the master control.
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2. A robotic system comprising:
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an image capturing device for capturing an image of a worksite; an image display coupled to the image capturing device for displaying the captured image; an end effector; a master control; and a control system configured to switchably associate the master control between the end effector and the image capturing device so as to cause the end effector to move in response to manipulation of the master control when the end effector is associated with the master control and cause the displayed image to be altered without moving the end effector in response to manipulation of the master control when the image capturing device is associated with the master control. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A telerobotic system comprising:
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a viewer; a camera positionable at a remote site, the camera mounted on a robotic arm to enable it to be positionally adjustable at the remote site, and being operatively associated with the viewer to enable an image of the remote site to be displayed on the viewer; a slave instrument or tool positionable at the remote site, the tool being mounted on a robotic arm to enable it to be worked at the remote site; a master control device positioned in close proximity to the viewer to enable it to be manipulated by a user of the system whilst the user is viewing the remote site through the viewer, the master control device further being arranged selectively to establish control with the robotic arm of the camera and the robotic arm of the slave instrument, so that position adjustment of the camera and working of the tool can be effected by the master control.
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21. A method implemented in a robotic system including a viewer and at least two master control devices, the viewer operatively associated with a remote camera arrangement so as to display an image viewed by the camera on the viewer, each of the at least two master control devices operatively connected to a remote instrument or tool so as to cause displacement of the instrument or tool in response to displacement of its associated master control device, the method for shifting the image relative to the instruments, the method comprising:
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locking the instruments at stationary positions; switching operative association of the master control devices from the instruments to the camera; moving the master control devices relative to the viewer whilst movement of the master control devices relative to each other is restrained; and causing the camera to displace relative to the instruments, whilst the instruments are held at their stationary positions, in response to the master control devices displacing relative to the viewer.
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22. A method implemented in a minimally invasive surgical system including a viewer and two master control devices, the viewer operatively associated with an endoscope, each of the two master control devices operatively associated with at least one corresponding slave instrument, the method for shifting an image viewed through the viewer relative to the instruments, the method comprising:
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locking the slave instruments at stationary positions; switching operative association of the two master control devices from the slave instruments to the endoscope; moving the two master control devices relative to the viewer whilst the two master control devices are held at fixed positions relative to each other; and causing the endoscope to displace relative to the slave instruments, whilst the slave instruments are held at their stationary positions, in response to the two master control devices displacing relative to the viewer.
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23. A robotic system comprising:
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an image capturing device for capturing an image of a worksite; an image display coupled to the image capturing device for displaying the captured image; an image transformer for transforming the captured image into regulatable information; an information regulator for regulating the regulatable information so as to enable the displayed image to be altered; an end effector; a master control; and a control system configured to switchably associate the master control between the end effector and the information regulator so as to cause the end effector to move in response to manipulation of the master control when the end effector is associated with the master control and cause the displayed image to be altered without moving the end effector in response to manipulation of the master control when the information regulator is associated with the master control. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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