Methods and devices for remotely controlling movement of surgical tools
First Claim
1. A surgical method, comprising:
- receiving at a controller an input indicative of movement of one or more sensors coupled to a user-controlled master tool;
transmitting a first instruction from the controller to a movement assembly in wireless electronic communication with the controller to cause a first surgical tool coupled to the movement assembly to move based on the movement of the one or more sensors as indicated by the input; and
comparing the movement of the one or more sensors as indicated by the input with preprogrammed patterns of sensor movement, and based on a result of the comparing, transmitting a second instruction from the controller to cause a viewing element of a second surgical tool to adjust in at least one of orientation and zoom level.
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Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for controlling movement of a distal end of a surgical instrument. In general, the methods and devices can allow for controlling movement of surgical tools, and in particular for causing mimicked motion between an external control unit and a surgical tool positioned within a patient'"'"'s body. In one embodiment, a surgical system is provided having a master assembly including an input tool and a slave assembly including a surgical instrument. The master assembly and the slave assembly can be configured to be electronically coupled together such that movement of the master assembly can be electronically communicated to the slave assembly to cause mimicked movement of the slave assembly.
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20 Claims
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1. A surgical method, comprising:
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receiving at a controller an input indicative of movement of one or more sensors coupled to a user-controlled master tool; transmitting a first instruction from the controller to a movement assembly in wireless electronic communication with the controller to cause a first surgical tool coupled to the movement assembly to move based on the movement of the one or more sensors as indicated by the input; and comparing the movement of the one or more sensors as indicated by the input with preprogrammed patterns of sensor movement, and based on a result of the comparing, transmitting a second instruction from the controller to cause a viewing element of a second surgical tool to adjust in at least one of orientation and zoom level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A surgical control system, comprising:
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a master tool configured to be manually manipulated by a user to provide an input thereto, the master tool being coupled to one or more sensors; and a controller configured to electronically receive data indicative of movement of the one or more sensors caused by the user'"'"'s manual manipulation of the master tool, cause a first surgical tool coupled to a movement assembly to move based on the movement of the one or more sensors as indicated by the received data, compare the movement of the one or more sensors as indicated by the data with preprogrammed patterns of sensor movement, and based on a result of the comparing, cause a viewing element of a second surgical tool to adjust in at least one of orientation and zoom level. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A surgical system, comprising:
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a mechanical frame configured to couple to a surgical tool, including first, second, and third rails that are perpendicular to one another and that each have a longitudinal axis, and including a controller configured to wirelessly receive an instruction from a second controller, wherein the longitudinal axis of the first rail defining an x axis of a coordinate system, the longitudinal axis of the second rail defining a y axis of the coordinate system, the longitudinal axis of the third rail defining a z axis of the coordinate system, the first and second rails being configured to slide as a unit along the longitudinal axis of the third rail and relative to the third rail so as to linearly translate the surgical tool coupled to the mechanical frame in a z direction, the first rail being configured to linearly slide along its longitudinal axis relative to the third rail so as to linearly translate the surgical tool coupled to the mechanical frame in an x direction, the second rail being configured to linearly slide along its longitudinal axis relative to the third rail so as to linearly translate the surgical tool coupled to the mechanical frame relative in a y direction, and the instruction received by the controller from a second controller causes the controller to cause at least one of (i) the first and second rails to slide as the unit along the longitudinal axis of the third rail and relative to the third rail, (ii) the first rail to linearly slide along its longitudinal axis relative to the third rail, and (iii) the second rail to linearly slide along its longitudinal axis relative to the third rail. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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