IP Library Granted Patent US 11,751,959
Granted Patent B2
US 11,751,959 · App. 16/931,425 · Granted Sep 12, 2023

Dynamic scaling for a robotic surgical system

Inventors: Matthew Robert Penny (Holly Springs, NC); Alexander John Maret (Apex, NC); Kevin Andrew Hufford (Cary, NC)
Assignee: Asensus Surgical US, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 11,751,959
App. No.
16/931,425
Granted
Sep 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A robotic surgical system in which the system applies a scaling factor between user input from a user input device and corresponding movements of the robotic manipulator. Scaling factors may be applied or adjusted based on detected conditions such as the type of instrument being manipulated, detected distance between multiple instruments being manipulated, user biometric parameters.

Claims (13)

1. A robot-assisted surgical system, comprising:

a first manipulator configured for robotic positioning of a first surgical instrument in a body cavity;

at least one user input device moveable by a user;

a display configured to display an image of the body cavity captured using a camera in the body cavity;

at least one processor and at least one memory storing instructions executable by said at least one processor to;

receive user input from the input device and causing the first manipulator to move the first surgical instrument in response to the user input based on a scaling factor;

receive first input, and determine a location of a first reference point comprising a portion of said first surgical instrument based on said first input;

determine a distance between the first reference point and a point in the body cavity corresponding to the center point of the displayed image, and

adjusting the scaling factor based on the determined distance.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the system includes at least one sensor positioned to determine joint positions of the robotic manipulator; and

the first input is input from said at least one sensor.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system includes a vision recognition system configured to identify the first surgical instrument using image data captured by the camera, and wherein the first input is input from the vision recognition system.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2025
From: ASENSUS SURGICAL US, INC.
To: KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 073841/0423 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2024
From: ASENSUS SURGICAL, INC.; ASENSUS SURGICAL US, INC.; ASENSUS SURGICAL EUROPE S.À R.L.; ASENSUS SURGICAL ITALIA S.R.L.
To: KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 069795/0381 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 25, 2022
From: PENNY, MATTHEW ROBERT; MARET, ALEXANDER JOHN; HUFFORD, KEVIN ANDREW
To: ASENSUS SURGICAL US, INC.
Reel/Frame 059109/0038 →
Continuity (5)
Provisional Application 62874967 · Jul 16, 2019
Provisional Application 62874974 · Jul 16, 2019
Provisional Application 62874960 · Jul 16, 2019
Provisional Application 62874969 · Jul 16, 2019
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