Robotic hand controller
AssigneeTitan Medical Inc.
InventorsUwe Schaible, Drazena Brocilo, John Harmen
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Abstract
A hand controller for enabling a user to perform an activity and method for controlling a robotic arm is provided. The hand controller includes a bar with a grip and a plurality of motors to provide a force feedback to the user in response to the movement of the plurality of mechanical arms. The method involves receiving input corresponding to the manipulation of a bar and providing a force feedback in response to the movement of the plurality of mechanical arms.
Claims21
(canceled)
A hand controller for controlling an end-effector of a surgical tool in a robotic surgical system, comprising:
- a support bar that extends longitudinally along an axis;
- a finger support member movably coupled to the support bar and configured to support a first finger of a user;
- and
- a clutch actuator disposed on or in the support bar, the clutch actuator selectively actuatable by the user to enable movement of the hand controller without corresponding movement of the surgical tool,
- wherein the finger support member is configured to be moved toward the support bar by the first finger of the user to effect a pinching or grasping operation with the surgical tool.
A hand controller for controlling an end-effector of a surgical tool in a robotic surgical system, comprising:
- a support bar that extends longitudinally along an axis;
- a finger support member movably coupled to the support bar and configured to at least partially support an index finger of a user via a slot thereof;
- and
- a clutch actuator disposed on or in the support bar, the clutch actuator selectively actuatable by the user to enable movement of the hand controller without corresponding movement of the end-effector,
- wherein the finger support member is configured to be moved toward the support bar by the index finger of the user to effect a pinching or grasping operation with the surgical tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.