Instrument insertion compensation

RJ Connolly, CT Landey, CF Graetzel - US Patent 10,299,870, 2019 - Google Patents
Disclosed herein are systems and techniques for compensating for insertion of an
instrument into a working channel of another instrument in a surgical system. According to …

Detecting endolumenal buckling of flexible instruments

DP Noonan, DA Tanaka - US Patent 10,244,926, 2019 - Google Patents
& Bear LLP (57) ABSTRACT A robotic system is described for determining whether a flexible
instrument has buckled. The robotic system com prises a medical instrument comprising an …

Gathering and analyzing data for robotic surgical systems

KD Felder, B Siu, SN Kosari, PEG Kilroy - US Patent 10,136,949, 2018 - Google Patents
Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for gathering and analyzing data for
robotic surgical systems are provided. In general, the methods, systems, and devices can …

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 device manipulator with roll mechanism

T Schuh, J Bogusky, M Williams, DS Mintz… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
An instrument device manipulator (IDM) is attached to a surgical arm of a robotic system and
comprises a surgical tool holder and an outer housing. The surgical tool holder includes an …

Configurable robotic surgical system with virtual rail and flexible endoscope

E Romo, FH Moll, DS Mintz, L Mark… - US Patent …, 2017 - 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 …

Surgical robotic arm admittance control

KC Meyer, SY Chung, M Ho - US Patent 10,016,900, 2018 - Google Patents
Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for surgical robotic arm admittance control.
In one aspect, there is provided a system including a robotic arm and a processor. The …

Object capture with a basket

DP Noonan, JA Urban, V Agrawal - US Patent 11,382,650, 2022 - Google Patents
A method for capturing an object in a cavity in a patient is described. The method includes
advancing a ureteroscope into the cavity containing the object. A basket is advanced …

Basket apparatus

P Shah - US Patent 11,571,229, 2023 - Google Patents
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System for robotic-assisted endolumenal surgery and related methods

JB Alvarez, GJ Kintz, DS Mintz, E Romo… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
An endolumenal robotic system provides the surgeon with the ability to drive a robotically-
driven endoscopic device to a desired anatomical position in a patient without the need for …