Patent ID: 11903667
Assignee: VERB SURGICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for engaging and disengaging a surgical instrument of a surgical robotic system, the method comprising:
receiving a user input from one or more user interface devices of the surgical robotic system, wherein the one or more user interface devices comprise at least one handheld user input device having a finger clutch operable to clutch a first surgical robotic arm and a clutch pedal operable to clutch the first surgical robotic arm and a second surgical robotic arm, and the user input comprises a tap of the finger clutch or a tap of the clutch pedal over a predetermined interval comprising a predetermined amount of time between the tap of the finger clutch or the tap of the clutch pedal and a subsequent tap of the finger clutch or tap of the clutch pedal;
determining, by one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more user interface devices and the surgical instrument, whether the user input indicates an intentional engagement or disengagement of a teleoperation mode in which the surgical instrument is controlled by the user input received from the user interface devices;
in response to determining engagement, transitioning the surgical robotic system into the teleoperation mode; and
in response to determining disengagement, transitioning the surgical robotic system out of the teleoperation mode such that the one or more user interface devices are prevented from controlling the surgical instrument.