Background Since the conception of robotic surgery, remote telesurgery has been a dream
upon which incredible technological advances haven been built. Despite the considerable …

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 …

Robot-assisted microsurgery (RAMS) has many benefits compared to traditional
microsurgery. Microsurgical platforms with advanced control strategies, high-quality micro …

The growth of medical robotics since the mid-1980s has been striking. From a few initial
efforts in stereotactic brain surgery, orthopaedics, endoscopic surgery, microsurgery, and …

A medical robotic system includes articulated instruments extending out of a distal end of an
entry guide. Prior to pivoting the entry guide to re-orient it and the instruments, the …

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 …

(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 …

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 …

Autonomous surgery involves having surgical tasks performed by a robot operating under its
own will, with partial or no human involvement. There are several important advantages of …

34/20 (2016. 02); A61B 34/25 (2016. 02); A61B 90/361 (2016. 02); A61B 2034/2061 (2016.
02); A61B 2090/371 (2016. 02); G05B 2219/36432 (2013. 01); G05B 2219/39083 (2013 …