System and method for estimating instrument location

H Rafii-Tari, R Ummalaneni, SWQ Lim… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
Systems and methods for estimating instrument location are described. The methods and
systems can obtain a first motion estimate based on robotic data and a second motion …

Instrument insertion compensation

RJ Connolly, CT Landey, CF Graetzel - US Patent 11,534,247, 2022 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are systems and techniques for compen sating for insertion of an
instrument into a working channel of another instrument in a surgical system. According to …

Detection of undesirable forces on a robotic manipulator

J Lin, SY Chung - US Patent 11,280,690, 2022 - Google Patents
Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for detection of undesirable forces on one
or more surgical robotic arms. In one aspect, there is provided a system including a robotic …

Configurable robotic surgical system with virtual rail and flexible endoscope

E Romo, FH Moll, DS Mintz, L Mark, S Oli… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
Systems and methods for moving or manipulating robotic arms are provided. A group of
robotic arms are configured to form a virtual rail or line between the end effectors of the …

Actuator and soft robot

WJ Jung, HY Kim, K Namkoong, YH Lee… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
An actuator according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a driving body
including a plurality of conductive grains, a chamber configured to confine the plurality of …

Anatomical feature identification and targeting

YE Menglong, Y Wang, E Ayvali… - US Patent 11,298,195, 2022 - Google Patents
Methods of positioning a surgical instrument can involve advancing a first medical
instrument to a treatment site of a patient, the first medical instrument comprising a camera …

Systems and method of servicing a turbomachine

D Trivedi, DM Lipkin, RJ Robin, S Basavanna… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
A system for use in servicing a turbomachine, the system including a first tubular body
including an interior channel, and a second tubular body. The first and second tubular …

Singularity-free kinematic parameterization of soft robot manipulators

M Ebrahimi, H Cheong, A Butscher - US Patent App. 17/319,502, 2022 - Google Patents
A computer-implemented method for controlling a robot, the method comprising: determining
a first value for a first joint parameter associated with a first continuum joint included in the …

Robot-assisted driving systems and methods

S Walker, C Caton, T Welsh, N Virmani, Y Chiu… - US Patent …, 2022 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems and methods for driving a flexible medical instrument to a target in an
anatomical space with robotic assistance are described herein. The flexible instrument may …

Systems and methods for docking medical instruments

M Ho, CF Graetzel, A Hairrell - US Patent 11,497,568, 2022 - Google Patents
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