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

Articular cartilage damage caused by trauma or degenerative pathologies such as
osteoarthritis can result in significant pain, mobility issues, and disability. Current surgical …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …