Slider control of catheters and wires
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1. A user interface configured to receive user input commands for a medical robotics system, the user interface comprising:
- a control panel; and
a plurality of sliders slidably carried by the control panel to control actuation of at least one drive motor, for moving a surgical instrument of the medical robotics system;
wherein each of the plurality of sliders controls movement of the surgical instrument along a respective one of a plurality of degrees of freedom, andwherein the user interface is communicatively coupled to, but physically remote from, the at least one drive motor and the surgical instrument.
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Abstract
One exemplary user interface for a medical robotics system may include a control panel and one or more sliders that may be slidably carried by the control panel to actuate one or more motors for moving a surgical instrument of the medical robotics system. The sliders may be configured to actuate the motors to move the surgical instrument along a respective one of a plurality of degrees of freedom.
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20 Claims
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1. A user interface configured to receive user input commands for a medical robotics system, the user interface comprising:
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a control panel; and a plurality of sliders slidably carried by the control panel to control actuation of at least one drive motor, for moving a surgical instrument of the medical robotics system; wherein each of the plurality of sliders controls movement of the surgical instrument along a respective one of a plurality of degrees of freedom, and wherein the user interface is communicatively coupled to, but physically remote from, the at least one drive motor and the surgical instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A user interface configured to receive user input commands for a medical robotics system, the user interface comprising:
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a control panel; and at least one slider slidably carried by the control panel to control actuation of at least one drive motor, for moving a catheter of the medical robotics system; wherein the at least one slider controls movement of the catheter along at least one degree of freedom, and wherein the user interface is communicatively coupled to, but physically remote from, the at least one drive motor and the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A medical robotics system, comprising:
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a surgical instrument; at least one drive motor physically coupled to the surgical instrument; and a user interface communicatively coupled to, but physically remote from, the at least one drive motor and the surgical instrument; wherein the user interface includes a control panel and at least one slider slidably carried by the control panel to control actuation of the at least one drive motor, for moving the surgical instrument along at least one degree of freedom. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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