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

Claim 0:
1. A surgical robotic system comprising:
a surgical robotic arm having a plurality of robotic arm links and a plurality of j oints operable to move according to multiple degrees of freedom;
a proximity sensor coupled to the surgical robotic arm, the proximity sensor comprising a plurality of sensing pads, at least one of the sensing pads of the plurality of sensing pads having a triangular shape, and the plurality of sensing pads are operable to detect a movement of a nearby controlling object prior to contact with the surgical robotic arm; and
a processor configured to determine a desired position of the surgical robotic arm based on the detected movement of the nearby controlling object and drive a movement of more than one of the plurality of robotic arm links or the plurality of j oints to achieve the desired position of the surgical robotic arm.