Medical robotic system with operatively couplable simulator unit for surgeon training
First Claim
1. A robotic system comprising:
- a control console including an input device and a monitor;
an instrument manipulator operatively couplable to the control console for moving an instrument seen in a work environment on the monitor in response to movement of the input device for performing a work task in the work environment; and
a simulator unit operatively couplable to the control console for moving a virtual instrument seen in a virtual environment on the monitor in response to movement of the input device for performing a simulated procedure in the virtual environment for training purposes.
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Abstract
A medical robotic system has a surgeon console which is operatively couplable to a patient side unit for performing medical procedures or operatively couplable to a simulator unit for training purposes. The surgeon console has a monitor, input devices and foot pedals. The patient side unit has robotic arm assemblies coupled to instruments and an endoscope. When the surgeon console is coupled to the patient side unit, the instruments move in response to movement of the input devices to perform a medical procedure while captured images of the instruments are displayed on the monitor. When the surgeon console is coupled to the simulator unit, virtual instruments move in response to movement of the input devices to perform a user selected virtual procedure while virtual images of the virtual instruments are displayed on the monitor.
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23 Claims
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1. A robotic system comprising:
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a control console including an input device and a monitor; an instrument manipulator operatively couplable to the control console for moving an instrument seen in a work environment on the monitor in response to movement of the input device for performing a work task in the work environment; and a simulator unit operatively couplable to the control console for moving a virtual instrument seen in a virtual environment on the monitor in response to movement of the input device for performing a simulated procedure in the virtual environment for training purposes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A medical robotic system comprising:
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a surgeon console having a monitor for displaying three-dimensional images, a left input device manipulatable by a left hand of an operator, and a right input device manipulatable by a right hand of the operator; a patient side unit having first and second robotically manipulatable instruments, the patient side unit operatively couplable to the surgeon console for moving the first robotically manipulatable instrument in response to movement of the left input device and moving the second robotically manipulatable instrument in response to movement of the right input device; and a simulator unit operatively couplable to the surgeon console for moving a first virtual instrument seen in a virtual environment on the monitor in response to movement of the left input device and moving a second virtual instrument seen in the virtual environment on the monitor in response to movement of the right input device for performing a simulated procedure in the virtual environment for training purposes. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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