Patent ID: 11890069
Assignee: VERB SURGICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  G

Claim 14:
15. A method for touch-free control of a surgical robotic arm based on proximity sensing, the method comprising:
receiving at least one sensor signal generated by a proximity sensor comprising a conductive material printed directly onto a surface of a surgical robotic arm, the at least one sensor signal corresponding to a movement of a nearby controlling object prior to contact with the surgical robotic arm, and the surgical robotic arm comprising a plurality of robotic arm links and a plurality of joints operable to move according to multiple degrees of freedom;
determining a desired position of the surgical robotic arm based on a detected movement of the nearby controlling object; and
controlling a movement of more than one of the plurality of robotic arm links or the plurality of joints to achieve the desired position of the surgical robotic arm.