Patent ID: 11919154
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating a surgical cart configured to support a medical instrument during a medical procedure of a teleoperated surgical system, the method comprising:
detecting a first change of state of a manipulator arm of the surgical cart;
in response to detecting the first change of state of the manipulator arm, issuing a command signal to an actuation device to move a stabilization device relative to a base of the surgical cart from a retracted position to a deployed position, wherein a stabilization surface of the stabilization device is in contact with a ground surface on which the surgical cart is supported in the deployed position of the stabilization device and wherein the stabilization surface is not in contact with the ground surface in the retracted position of the stabilization device; and
overcoming a biasing force while moving the stabilization device from the retracted position to the deployed position, the biasing force biasing the stabilization device toward the retracted position.