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US 2020/0345437 A1Published application
Increased usable instrument life in telesurgical systems
AssigneeIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
InventorDavid J. Rosa
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Abstract
A telesurgical system operates in a first operating mode and in a second operating mode. In the first operating mode, a moveable component is driven within a first range of an operating parameter. In the second operating mode, the moveable component is driven with a second range of the operating parameter, less than the first range. Usable instrument life is increased by decreasing mechanical degradation of the moveable component as a result of operating in the second range. A surgeon may select either operating mode.
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A telesurgical system comprising:
- a teleoperated manipulator;
- and
- a control system to execute instructions to perform operations comprising:
- determining a remaining usable life value of a surgical instrument before a use of the surgical instrument mounted to the teleoperated manipulator, the surgical instrument comprising a distal end component and an actuation component coupled to move the distal end component when driven by the teleoperated manipulator,
- monitoring an amount of use of the actuation component during a use of the surgical instrument while mounted to the teleoperated manipulator, and
- updating the remaining usable life value to an updated usable life value of the surgical instrument based at least on the amount of use of the actuation component during the use of the surgical instrument.
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A medical device comprising:
- a surgical instrument comprising a distal end component and an actuation component coupled to move the distal end component;
- and
- a control system configured to execute instructions to perform operations comprising:
- determining a remaining usable life value of the surgical instrument before a use of the surgical instrument,
- monitoring an amount of use of the actuation component during the use of the surgical instrument, and
- updating the remaining usable life value to an updated usable life value of the surgical instrument based at least on the amount of use of the actuation component during the use of the surgical instrument.
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