Haptic feedback controls for a robotic surgical system interface
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsPeter Vokrot, William Peine, Matthew Blanco
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Abstract
A gimbal for a robotic surgical system includes a support link, an input link, and a vibration assembly. The input link extends from the support link and the vibration assembly is mounted to the support link. The vibration assembly includes a central support, an end cap, and a voice coil. The end cap is moveable relative to the central support. The voice coil has an inner member that is fixed to the central support and an outer member that is fixed to the end cap. The voice coil is configured to vibrate the gimbal in response to a voltage being applied to one of the inner or outer members.
Claims15
A surgeon user interface for a surgical robotic system, the surgeon user interface comprising:
- a gimbal, including:
- at least one support link;
- an input link extending from the at least one support link;
- and
- a vibration assembly mounted to the at least one support link, the vibration assembly including:
- a central support including a central portion and a flange extending radially from the central portion;
- an end cap moveable relative to the central support;
- and
- a voice coil having an inner member fixed to the central support and an outer member fixed to the end cap, the voice coil configured to vibrate the gimbal in response to a voltage being applied to one of the inner or outer members.
A user interface for a surgical robotic system, the user interface comprising:
- a gimbal including:
- at least one support link;
- an input link extending from the at least one support link;
- and
- a vibration assembly mounted to the at least one support link, the vibration assembly including:
- a central support;
- an end cap moveable relative to the central support;
- and
- a voice coil having an inner member fixed to the central support and an outer member fixed to the end cap, the voice coil configured to vibrate the gimbal in response to a voltage being applied to one of the inner or outer members, wherein the inner member of the voice coil includes a conductive coil and the outer member of the voice coil is a magnet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.