In one embodiment of the invention, a method for a mini mally invasive surgical system is
disclosed. The method includes capturing and displaying camera images of a sur gical site …

An endoscope captures images of a Surgical site for display in a viewing area of a monitor.
When a tool is outside the viewing area, a GUI indicates the position of the tool by …

Active constraints, also known as virtual fixtures, are high-level control algorithms which can
be used to assist a human in man-machine collaborative manipulation tasks. The active …

In one embodiment of the invention, a method for a minimally invasive Surgical system is
disclosed. The method includes capturing and displaying camera images of a Surgical site …

US9138129B2 - Method and system for moving a plurality of articulated instruments in tandem
back towards an entry guide - Google Patents US9138129B2 - Method and system for moving a …

In a coupled control mode, the Surgeon directly controls movement of an associated slave
manipulator with an input device while indirectly controlling movement of one or more non …

(57) ABSTRACT A medical robotic system includes an entry guide with surgical tools and a
camera extending out of its distal end. To supplement the view provided by an image …

Haptic virtual fixtures are software-generated force and position signals applied to human
operators in order to improve the safety, accuracy, and speed of robot-assisted manipulation …

This paper provides an overview of medical robotics, from the perspective of a researcher
who has been actively involved in the field for 17 years. Like all robot systems, medical …

An operator telerobotically controls tools to perform a procedure on an object at a work site
while viewing real-time images of the work site on a display. Tool information is provided in …