Stuck instrument management

1. A method of detecting a stuck basket condition, the method comprising:

retracting an endoscope within an anatomical cavity of a patient, the endoscope having a basket device disposed at least partially within a working channel thereof;

dithering the endoscope and the basket device in an oscillating manner;

while dithering the basket device, determining that a force reading associated with at least one of the basket device or the endoscope exceeds a threshold; and

determining that the basket device is in a stuck condition based at least in part on the determination that the force reading exceeds the threshold.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

accessing the anatomical cavity with the endoscope via a urinary tract of the patient;

advancing the basket device from the working channel of the endoscope;

capturing an object disposed within the anatomical cavity with the basket device;

determining that the at least one of the basket device or the endoscope has entered a hazard zone; and

in response to said determining that the at least one of the basket device or the endoscope has entered the hazard zone, initiating the dithering of the basket device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said determining that the at least one of the basket device or the endoscope has entered the hazard zone is based at least in part on robotic command data.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein said determining that the at least one of the basket device or the endoscope has entered the hazard zone is based at least in part on positional sensor data associated with one or more of the endoscope or the basket device.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the hazard zone includes a ureteropelvic junction of a kidney of the patient.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said dithering of the basket device is relative to a distal end of the endoscope.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising reducing a retraction speed of the endoscope based at least in part on the determined stuck condition of the basket device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the force reading indicates an axial force experienced at a proximal portion of a sheath of the basket device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the force reading indicates an axial force on one or more tines of the basket device.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the force reading indicates an axial force experienced at a proximal portion of the endoscope.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting a hard stop force reading associated with at least one of an open axis or an insertion axis associated with the basket device; and

driving the at least one of the open axis or the insertion axis forward a predetermined distance in response to said hard stop force reading.

12. A method of detecting a stuck basket condition, the method comprising:

retracting an endoscope and a basket device within an anatomical cavity;

determining that a portion of at least one of the basket device or the endoscope has entered a hazard zone;

in response to determining that the portion of the at least one of the basket device or the endoscope has entered the hazard zone, initiating an oscillating dithering motion of the basket device; and

while dithering the basket device, measuring a force reading on at least one of the basket device or the endoscope.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein said dithering of the basket involves dithering the endoscope.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein dithering the basket device is performed while retracting the endoscope.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein determining that the portion of the at least one of the basket device or the endoscope has entered the hazard zone is based at least in part on robotic command data.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein determining that the portion of the at least one of the basket device or the endoscope has entered the hazard zone is based at least in part on positional sensor data associated with one or more of the endoscope or the basket device.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the hazard zone includes at least a portion of a ureteropelvic junction associated with a kidney.

18. A method of detecting a stuck basket condition, the method comprising:

retracting an endoscope within an anatomical cavity of a patient, the endoscope having a basket device disposed at least partially within a working channel thereof;

dithering the basket device in an oscillating manner relative to the endoscope; and

while dithering the basket device, measuring a first force reading associated with at least one of the basket device or the endoscope.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein dithering the basket device is automatically triggered by capturing of an object by the basket device.

20. The method of claim 18 , wherein dithering the basket device is automatically triggered by a determination that at least one of a distal portion of the endoscope or a distal portion of the basket device has entered a hazard zone.

21. The method of claim 18 , further comprising automatically ceasing dithering of the basket device in response to a determination that the basket device has entered an access sheath.

22. The method of claim 18 , wherein:

retracting the endoscope involves retracting the endoscope at a first speed; and

dithering the basket device involves dithering the basket device at a second speed that is less than the first speed.

23. The method of claim 18 , further comprising:

in response to a determination that the first force reading exceeds a first threshold, forward biasing the basket device relative to the endoscope;

after forward biasing the basket device, retracting the endoscope while dithering the basket device and determining that a second force reading associated with at least one of the basket device or the endoscope exceeds a second threshold; and

in response to determining that the second force reading exceeds the second threshold, determining that the basket device is in a stuck basket condition.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the first threshold and the second threshold are the same.