Multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical procedures
First Claim
1. A multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration in minimally invasive surgical procedures, comprising:
- first and second master input devices;
first and second slave robotic mechanisms;
a switch mechanism operable by a first operator for selectively associating the first and the second slave robotic mechanisms with the first and the second master input devices so that the first operator manipulating the first master input device and a second operator manipulating the second master input device may perform a minimally invasive surgical procedure at a surgical site in collaboration with each other; and
first and second headsets respectively worn by the first and the second operators so that they may communicate with each while performing the minimally invasive surgical procedure in collaboration with each other.
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Abstract
A multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration or training in minimally invasive surgical procedures includes first and second master input devices, a first slave robotic mechanism, and at least one processor configured to generate a first slave command for the first slave robotic mechanism by switchably using one or both of a first command indicative of manipulation of the first master input device by a first user and a second command indicative of manipulation of the second master input device by a second user. To facilitate the collaboration or training, both first and second users communicate with each other through an audio system and see the minimally invasive surgery site on first and second displays respectively viewable by the first and second users.
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8 Claims
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1. A multi-user medical robotic system for collaboration in minimally invasive surgical procedures, comprising:
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first and second master input devices; first and second slave robotic mechanisms; a switch mechanism operable by a first operator for selectively associating the first and the second slave robotic mechanisms with the first and the second master input devices so that the first operator manipulating the first master input device and a second operator manipulating the second master input device may perform a minimally invasive surgical procedure at a surgical site in collaboration with each other; and first and second headsets respectively worn by the first and the second operators so that they may communicate with each while performing the minimally invasive surgical procedure in collaboration with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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