Guided setup for teleoperated medical device

A method of setting up a teleoperational medical system for performing a medical procedure, the method comprising:

• sensing completion of a first setup step of a plurality of setup steps for setting up a teleoperational assembly by sensing a physical arrangement of at least one arm configured to assist in the medical procedure and by detecting a presence of a drape, wherein the first setup step includes a draping setup step;
• automatically bypassing the first setup step when completion of the first setup step is detected by sensing the physical arrangement of the at least one arm and by detecting the presence of the drape;
• and
• automatically displaying, when the plurality of setup steps includes a subsequent setup step, a prompt on a user interface for the subsequent setup step after sensing the completion of the first setup step.

A method for operating a teleoperational medical system comprising a teleoperational assembly, the method comprising:

• sensing a physical arrangement of at least one arm of the teleoperational assembly configured to assist in a procedure;
• receiving an input at a user interface relating to a parameter of the procedure;
• bypassing a first setup step of a plurality of setup steps when a completion of the first setup step is detected based on both the sensed physical arrangement of the at least one arm and the input, and wherein sensing the physical arrangement of the at least one arm includes sensing a presence of a drape on the at least one arm;
• identifying, when the plurality of setup steps includes a subsequent setup step, the subsequent setup step in response to both the detected physical arrangement of the at least one arm and the input;
• and
• displaying a setup instruction for the subsequent setup step.

A teleoperational medical system for performing a medical procedure, the teleoperational medical system comprising:

• a teleoperational assembly having at least one arm configured to assist in the medical procedure, the teleoperational assembly being configured to sense a physical arrangement of the at least one arm and to detect a presence of a drape;
• a user interface configured to receive an input relating to a parameter of the medical procedure;
• and
• a processing system having a plurality of instructions stored therein for setting up the teleoperational assembly, the processing system being in communication with the teleoperational assembly to receive information indicative of the physical arrangement of the at least one arm, the processing system being in communication with the user interface to receive information relating to the parameter, the processing system being configured to identify at least one setup step of a plurality of setup steps in response to the physical arrangement, the presence of the drape, and the parameter, the processing system being configured to bypass a first setup step of the plurality of setup steps when the processing system detects a completion of the first setup step based on the physical arrangement, the presence of the drape, and the parameter, the processing system being configured to display, when the plurality of setup steps includes a subsequent setup step, an instruction for the subsequent setup step.