End effectors for ophthalmic surgery setup robot
AssigneeAlcon Inc.
InventorsPatrick W. TERRY, Satish YALAMANCHILI, Nanhong LOU
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Abstract
In certain embodiments, a system includes a first robotic arm and a controller. The first robotic arm includes a first end effector and a second end effector. The first end effector is configured to hold and manipulate a surgical package containing an item. The second end effector includes a sensor configured to transmit sensor data. The controller is coupled to the first end effector and the second end effector, and is configured to control the first end effector to present the surgical package to the sensor of the second end effector, command the second end effector to acquire the sensor data, determine, based on the sensor data, a type of item within the surgical package.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a first robotic arm comprising:
- a first end effector configured to hold and manipulate a surgical package containing an item, and
- a second end effector comprising a sensor configured to transmit sensor data;
- and
- a controller, coupled to the first end effector and the second end effector, the controller configured to:
- control the first end effector to present the surgical package to the sensor of the second end effector,
- command the second end effector to acquire the sensor data, and
- determine, based on the sensor data, a type of item within the surgical package.
A method for controlling a robot, comprising:
- controlling a first end effector of a first robotic arm to present a surgical package to a sensor of a second end effector of the first robotic arm, the surgical package containing an item;
- commanding the second end effector to acquire sensor data;
- and
- determining, based on the sensor data, a type of item within the surgical package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.