Patent ID: 11944399
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A method of controlling movement in a computer-assisted medical device, the method comprising:
positioning a first articulated arm and a second articulated arm of the computer-assisted medical device;
coupling an arm stabilizer to the first and second articulated arms;
adjusting at least one of a distance or a relative orientation between first and second clamps of the arm stabilizer, the first clamp coupling the arm stabilizer to the first articulated arm and the second clamp coupling the arm stabilizer to the second articulated arm;
determining the at least one of the distance or the relative orientation between the first and second clamps with one or more sensors of the arm stabilizer; and
implementing, with a control system, a following mode in which the control system drives movement of the second articulated arm in response to movements of the first articulated arm and the arm stabilizer.