United States
US 12,702,278 B2
Techniques for controlling an imaging device
US 12,702,278 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
- Inventors
- Brandon D. ITKOWITZ; Yiming MEI
- Publication date
- 2026-08-11
- Filing date
- 2024-11-20
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,702,278 B2 · US12702278 · 12702278
Abstract
Techniques for controlling an imaging device include a first repositionable arm comprising a plurality of actuators configured to cause movement of the first repositionable arm and a plurality of joints; and a controller comprising one or more hardware processors. The controller is configured to determine whether an imaging device supported by the first repositionable arm comprises an articulable joint coupling an imaging apparatus to a shaft of the imaging device; in response to a determination that the imaging device comprises the articulable joint: command the plurality of actuators to move…
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