Interactive Techniques For Activation Of A Surgical System

A computer-implemented method of operating a surgical system, the surgical system including a surgical robot to support and move a surgical tool, a tracking system to track a position of a surgical staff member, and one or more controllers coupled to the surgical robot and the tracking system, the computer-implemented method comprising the one or more controllers performing the following:

• defining a first virtual zone relative to the surgical robot;
• defining a second virtual zone relative to the surgical robot;
• detecting a positioning of the surgical staff member in the first virtual zone based on the position of the surgical staff member tracked by the tracking system;
• in response to detecting the positioning of the surgical staff member in the first virtual zone, triggering a first control mode for the surgical robot;
• detecting a positioning of the surgical staff member in the second virtual zone based on the position of the surgical staff member tracked by the tracking system;
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• in response to detecting the positioning of the surgical staff member in the second virtual zone, triggering a second control mode for the surgical robot that is different from the first control mode.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for use with a surgical system, the surgical system including a surgical robot to support and move a surgical tool, a tracking system to track a position of a surgical staff member, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, are configured to:

• define a first virtual zone relative to the surgical robot;
• define a second virtual zone relative to the surgical robot;
• detect a positioning of the surgical staff member in the first virtual zone based on the position of the surgical staff member tracked by the tracking system;
• in response to detection of the positioning of the surgical staff member in the first virtual zone, trigger a first control mode for the surgical robot;
• detect a positioning of the surgical staff member in the second virtual zone based on the position of the surgical staff member tracked by the tracking system;
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• in response to detection of the positioning of the surgical staff member in the second virtual zone, trigger a second control mode for the surgical robot that is different from the first control mode.