Systems and methods for providing vibration feedback in robotic systems
First Claim
1. A robotic surgery system comprising:
- an armature configured for manipulating a surgical tool;
a control station, positioned remote from the armature, having a control handle configured for operating the armature;
a sensor positioned to sense a vibration of the surgical tool, the sensor configured to sense the vibration of the surgical tool along three different axes;
an actuator positioned to provide a vibration to the control handle of the control station; and
a controller in communication with the sensor and the actuator, the controller being configured to receive data from the sensor corresponding to a sensed vibration, the controller being further configured to actuate the actuator based on the received data such that the actuator provides a vibration to the control handle when the sensor senses the vibration of the surgical tool,wherein the controller is configured to sum the vibrations sensed along the three different axes to generate a single vibration, and is configured to actuate the actuator such that the actuator provides the single vibration to the control handle along a single axis.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing vibration feedback in robotic systems are disclosed. A system for configuring a robotic surgery system to provide vibration feedback during robot-assisted surgery includes a sensor, an actuator, and a controller. The sensor is coupled to the robotic surgery system such that the sensor senses a vibration of a surgical tool. The actuator is coupled to the surgery system such that the actuator provides a vibration to a user at a control station. The controller is electrically coupled with the sensor and the actuator. The controller is configured to receive data corresponding to a sensed vibration from the sensor. The controller is further configured to actuate the actuator based on the received data such that the actuator provides a vibration to the user when the sensor senses the vibration of the tool. The above system may be configured to provide tactile and/or audio feedback.
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28 Claims
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1. A robotic surgery system comprising:
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an armature configured for manipulating a surgical tool; a control station, positioned remote from the armature, having a control handle configured for operating the armature; a sensor positioned to sense a vibration of the surgical tool, the sensor configured to sense the vibration of the surgical tool along three different axes; an actuator positioned to provide a vibration to the control handle of the control station; and a controller in communication with the sensor and the actuator, the controller being configured to receive data from the sensor corresponding to a sensed vibration, the controller being further configured to actuate the actuator based on the received data such that the actuator provides a vibration to the control handle when the sensor senses the vibration of the surgical tool, wherein the controller is configured to sum the vibrations sensed along the three different axes to generate a single vibration, and is configured to actuate the actuator such that the actuator provides the single vibration to the control handle along a single axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing vibration feedback during robot-assisted surgery, comprising the steps of:
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operating an armature of a robotic surgical system using a control handle of a remotely positioned control station of the robotic surgical system; sensing a vibration of a surgical tool along three different axes with a sensor while the surgical tool is coupled to the armature of the robotic surgical system; and actuating an actuator to provide a vibration to the control handle of the control station of the robotic surgical system when the sensor senses the vibration of the tool, wherein the actuating step comprises summing the vibrations along the three different axes to generate a single vibration and actuating the actuator to provide the single vibration to the control handle along a single axis. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A robotic surgery system comprising:
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an armature configured for manipulating a surgical tool; a control station positioned remote from the armature and having a control handle configured for operating the armature; a sensor positioned to sense a vibration generated by the surgical tool, the sensor configured to sense the vibration of the surgical tool along three different axes; an actuator positioned to provide an audio signal to an operator of the control handle; and a controller in communication with the sensor and the actuator, the controller being configured to receive data corresponding to a sensed signal from the sensor, the controller being further configured to actuate the actuator based on the received data such that the actuator provides an audio signal to an operator of the control handle when the sensor senses the signal generated by the tool, wherein the controller is configured to sum the vibrations sensed for the three axes to generate a single vibration, and is configured to actuate the actuator such that the actuator provides an audio signal to the control handle based on the single vibration. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method for performing robot-assisted surgery, comprising the steps of:
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manipulating a surgical tool coupled to a robotic armature of a robotic surgery system using a control handle of a control station positioned remotely from the robotic armature, thereby generating a vibration of the surgical tool, the generated vibration being generated along three different axes of the surgical tool; and receiving a vibration at the control handle of the control station, the received vibration at the control handle corresponding to the generated vibration of the surgical tool, wherein the received vibration constitutes a single vibration that is a sum of the vibrations generated along the three different axes of the surgical tool, and the received vibration is received along a single axis.
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19. A robotic surgery system comprising:
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an armature configured for manipulating a surgical tool; a control station, positioned remote from the armature, having a control handle configured for operating the armature; a sensor positioned to sense a vibration of the surgical tool, the sensor configured to sense the vibration of the surgical tool along three different axes; an actuator positioned to provide a vibration at the control station; and
a controller in communication with the sensor and the actuator, the controller being configured to receive data from the sensor corresponding to a sensed vibration, the controller being further configured to actuate the actuator based on the received data such that the actuator provides a vibration at the control station,wherein the controller is configured to sum the vibrations along the three different axes to generate a single vibration, and the controller is configured to actuate the actuator such that the actuator provides the single vibration at the control station along a single axis. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for providing vibration feedback during robot-assisted surgery, comprising the steps of:
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operating an armature of a robotic surgical system from a remotely positioned control station of the robotic surgical system; sensing a vibration of a surgical tool along three different axes with a sensor while the surgical tool is coupled to the armature of the robotic surgical system; and actuating an actuator to provide a vibration at the control station of the robotic surgical system when the sensor senses the vibration of the tool, wherein the actuating step comprises summing the vibrations along the three different axes to generate a single vibration and actuating the actuator to provide the single vibration at the control station along a single axis. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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