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AssigneeIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
InventorsGregory W. Dachs, II, Bruce Michael Schena, Amir Chaghajerdi, Niels Smaby, Tyler Morrissette
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An instrument carriage provides control of a surgical instrument coupled to the instrument carriage. The instrument carriage includes a control surface that is coupled to the surgical instrument to provide the control. A detection pin having a first distal end that extends from the control surface is coupled to the instrument carriage. A sensor fixed relative to the instrument carriage detects a position of the detection pin. A carriage controller coupled to the sensor, provides a signal that indicates at least a first state and a second state responsive to a distance between the distal end of the detection pin and the control surface. The signal may indicate if an instrument sterile adapter is coupled to the control surface of the instrument carriage. A third state of the signal may indicate if a surgical instrument is coupled to the instrument sterile adapter.
A teleoperated surgical system comprising:
A method of detecting a state of a teleoperated surgical system, the method comprising:
A teleoperated surgical system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.