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US 10,206,746 B2Granted
User interface for active drive apparatus with finite range of motion
AssigneeAuris Health, Inc.
InventorsSean Paul Walker, June Park
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Abstract
A system may include a controller configured to determine a user interface status, wherein the user interface status includes user interaction of a user interface. The controller may also be configured to determine a drive mechanism location relative to a first limit and a second limit and select a clutching location based on the user interface status and drive mechanism location.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a drive mechanism;
- a controller configured to:
- determine a user interface status;
- determine a drive mechanism location of a gripper device relative to a first limit and a second limit, wherein the gripper device is configured to drive a medical instrument through a patient's anatomy;
- and
- select a clutching location of the gripper device based on the user interface status and the drive mechanism location, and
- wherein the user interface status is indicative of user interaction of a user interface and comprises at least one of an active status and an inactive status, and
- wherein the inactive status is based on a determination by the controller that user interaction of the user interface has ceased.
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A method comprising:
- determining a user interface status, the user interface status being indicative of a user interaction of a user interface and comprising at least one of an active status and an inactive status, wherein the inactive status is based on a determination that user interaction of the user interface has ceased;
- determining a drive mechanism location of a gripper device relative to a first limit and a second limit along a slave device, wherein the gripper device is configured to drive the slave device through a patient's anatomy;
- and
- determining whether to clutch the slave device with the griper device based on the user interface status and the drive mechanism location;
- and
- instructing a drive mechanism to clutch based on the user interface status and the drive mechanism location.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium tangibly embodying computer-executable instructions, comprising:
- determining a user interface status, the user interface status being indicative of a user interaction of a user interface and comprising at least one of an active status and an inactive status, wherein the inactive status is based on a determination that user interaction of the user interface has ceased;
- determining a drive mechanism location of a gripper device relative to a first limit and a second limit along a slave device, wherein the gripper device is configured to drive the slave device through a patient's anatomy;
- and
- determining whether to clutch the slave device with the gripper device based on the user interface status and the drive mechanism location;
- and
- instructing a drive mechanism to clutch based on the user interface status and the drive mechanism location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.