US 11,806,107 B2
Physician input device for a concentric tube surgical robot
Richard Hendrick, Nashville, TN (US); Neal Dillon, Nashville, TN (US); Lauren Branscombe, Nashville, TN (US); Evan Blum, Nashville, TN (US); and Stephanie Amack, Nashville, TN (US)
Assigned to Virtuoso Surgical, Inc., Nashville, TN (US)
Filed by Virtuoso Surgical, Inc., Nashville, TN (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/113,892.
Prior Publication US 2022/0175482 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.01); G05B 19/427 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 34/74 (2016.02) [A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 46/10 (2016.02); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); G05B 19/427 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); A61B 1/00149 (2013.01); A61B 34/76 (2016.02); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/742 (2016.02); A61B 2090/061 (2016.02); A61B 2090/067 (2016.02); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
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6. A physician input device for controlling a concentric tube assembly, comprising:
a user interface handle assembly having a first and second end;
a user interface linear joint assembly;
a user interface pan and tilt assembly, wherein the linear joint assembly is pivotable relative to the pan and tilt assembly about a reference horizontal axis;
a user interface base assembly, wherein the pan and tilt assembly and linear joint assembly are pivotable relative to the base assembly about a reference vertical axis.