US 12,262,970 B2
Association processes and related systems for manipulators
Daniel H. Gomez, Los Gatos, CA (US); Ian E. McDowall, Woodside, CA (US); Govinda Payyavula, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and John Ryan Steger, Los Gatos, CA (US)
Assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/599,768.
Application 18/599,768 is a continuation of application No. 16/633,501, granted, now 11,974,827, previously published as PCT/US2018/042641, filed on Jul. 18, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/551,700, filed on Aug. 29, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/537,782, filed on Jul. 27, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0207000 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); H04W 12/50 (2021.01)
CPC A61B 34/37 (2016.02) [A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/74 (2016.02); A61B 34/76 (2016.02); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); H04W 12/50 (2021.01); A61B 2034/2048 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2059 (2016.02); A61B 2090/065 (2016.02)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-assisted medical system comprising:
a plurality of manipulators;
a user input system operable to control the plurality of manipulators, a portion of the user input system being movable relative to the plurality of manipulators; and
a controller configured to execute instructions to perform operations comprising:
initiating a pairing mode,
in the pairing mode, associating a first manipulator of the plurality of manipulators with the portion of the user input system based on movement of the portion of the user input system relative to the first manipulator,
initiating a following mode, and
in the following mode, controlling motion of the first manipulator in accordance with operation of the portion of the user input system by a user.