Patent ID: 11877816
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A robotic system comprising:
a display that is viewable by an operator, wherein an operator reference frame is defined relative to the display or the operator viewing the display;
an input device movable by the operator;
a processing unit including one or more processors, the processing unit configured to:
present, in the display, a first image of a first tool captured by an imaging device;
receive, from the operator, a first indication that a first axis of the input device is aligned with a corresponding axis of the first tool in the first image; and
in response to the first indication, determine a first alignment relationship between the imaging device and the first tool based on a second alignment relationship between the operator reference frame and the input device.