Training system for robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery

A training system for robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery, comprising:

• a medical surgical robot comprising surgical instruments for laparoscopic surgery;
• a surgeon console in operative communication with the medical surgical robot, comprising (1) a pair of hand-operated controllers for manipulation by a surgeon to control the medical surgical robot, and (2) at least one hand motion sensing device trained on the hand-operated controllers for generating information indicative of hand motions of the surgeon made while manipulating the pair of hand-operated controllers;
• and
• a procedural monitor system in operative communication with the surgeon console, comprising a procedural monitor configured to display (1) images of movements of the surgical instruments by the medical surgical robot at an intracorporeal surgical site, and (2) images of hand motions of the surgeon as detected by the hand motion sensing device during manipulation of the pair of hand-operated controllers by the surgeon.

A method of directing the operation of a medical surgical robot, comprising:

• providing a medical surgical robotic system, comprising
• (1) a medical surgical robot comprising surgical instruments for laparoscopic surgery,
• (2) a surgeon console in operative communication with the medical surgical robot, comprising (a) a pair of hand-operated controllers for manipulation by a surgeon to control the medical surgical robot, and (b) at least one hand motion sensing device trained on the hand-operated controllers for generating information indicative of hand motions of the surgeon made while manipulating the pair of hand-operated controllers, and
• (3) a procedural monitor system in operative communication with the surgeon console, comprising (a) a procedural monitor configured to display images of movements of the surgical instruments by the medical surgical robot at an intracorporeal surgical site, and (b) a hand motion monitor in operative communication with the hand motion sensing device and configured to display images of hand motions of the surgeon as detected by the hand motion sensing device during manipulation of the pair of hand-operated controllers by the surgeon;
• observing the hand motions of the surgeon during manipulation of the medical surgical robot via the images displayed on the hand motion monitor;
• and
• directing the surgeon to alter the manipulation of the pair of hand-operated controllers of the medical surgical robot when an alteration of the movement of the surgical instruments is desired.

A method of directing the operation of a medical surgical robot, comprising:

• providing a medical surgical robotic system, comprising
• (1) a medical surgical robot comprising surgical instruments for laparoscopic surgery,
• (2) a surgeon console in operative communication with the medical surgical robot, comprising (a) a pair of hand-operated controllers for manipulation by a surgeon to control the medical surgical robot, and (b) at least one hand motion sensing device trained on the hand-operated controllers for generating information indicative of hand motions of the surgeon made while manipulating the pair of hand-operated controllers, and
• (3) a procedural monitor system in operative communication with the surgeon console, comprising a procedural monitor configured to display (1) images of movements of the surgical instruments by the medical surgical robot at an intracorporeal surgical site, and (2) images of hand motions of the surgeon as detected by the hand motion sensing device during manipulation of the pair of hand-operated controllers by the surgeon;
• observing the hand motions of the surgeon during manipulation of the medical surgical robot via the images displayed on the hand motion monitor;
• and
• directing the surgeon to alter the manipulation of the pair of hand-operated controllers of the medical surgical robot when an alteration of the movement of the surgical instruments is desired.