Patent ID: 11969218
Assignee: ASENSUS SURGICAL US, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for providing feedback to guide setup of a surgical robotic system, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving an image of a medical procedure site in which at least one first subject comprising a first robotic manipulator, and at least one second subject comprising at least one of a second robotic manipulator, patient table, patient, and bedside staff are located;
receiving, from a user input device, procedure-related input comprising a user designation of a type of surgical procedure to be performed;
displaying the image in real time on an image display;
using computer vision to recognize at least one of the first subject and the second subject in the image and to determine the relative positions of the first subject and the second subject;
displaying, as an overlay to the displayed image, a graphical indication of a target position of at least one of the first subject and the second subject within the medical procedure site, the target position determined based on the procedure-related input, and
displaying, as an overlay to the displayed image, a graphical indication of a trocar target position within the medical procedure site, wherein the trocar target position comprises a recommended position for a trocar to be used to receive a surgical instrument carried by the first robotic manipulator, and is determined based on the procedure-related input, wherein said graphical indication is displayed before a user positions the trocar through patient tissue.