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US 6,892,112 B2Granted
Modularity system for computer assisted surgery
AssigneeComputer Motion, Inc.
InventorsYulun Wang, Modjtaba Ghodoussi, Darrin Uecker, James Wright, Amante Mangaser
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Abstract
A medical system that allows a medical device to be controlled by one of two input devices. The input devices may be consoles that contain handles and a screen. The medical devices may include robotic arms and instruments used to perform a medical procedure. The system may include an arbitrator that determines which console has priority to control one or more of the robotic arms/instruments.
Claims4
A method for controlling a medical device, comprising:
- controlling a first medical device with a first input device;
- and,
- controlling the first medical device with a second input device;
- and,
- comparing a priority associated with the first input device with a priority associated with the second input device to determine whether the first input device or the second input device should control the first medical device.
2 more elements
A method for controlling a medical instrument, comprising:
- receiving a command to control a robotically controlled medical instrument;
- and,
- transmitting a packet of information to the robotically controlled medical instrument, wherein the packet includes a priority field and a data field that contains robotic data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.