Patent ID: 11918422
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method of imaging an anatomy of a patient, the method comprising:
transmitting a power signal to imaging sensors of an elongate member Via first and second conductors of the elongate member thereby powering the imaging sensors, wherein the elongate member is attached to a teleoperational manipulator arm of a teleoperational medical system, wherein the imaging sensors are positioned at a distal end of the elongate member, wherein the first and second conductors are positioned within a lumen of the elongate member, and wherein the first and second conductors electrically couple the imaging sensors to a camera interface of the elongate member, wherein the camera interface is positioned at a proximal end of the elongate member;
transmitting control signals to the imaging sensors from the camera interface via the first and second conductors;
transmitting imaging sensor data signals to the camera interface from the imaging sensors via the first and second conductors; and
receiving the imaging sensor data signals at one or more controllers and displaying an image, based on the imaging sensor data signals, on a display device.