Patent ID: 11896331
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 11:
12. A system comprising:
a handle manually moveable by a user;
an actuator coupled to the handle;
a sensor of motion of the handle;
a memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and to the actuator, the at least one processor configured to access the instructions in the memory and execute operations comprising:
controlling the actuator to cause a vibration in the handle;
sensing the vibration with the sensor;
determining a vibration characteristic based on the sensing;
determining a state of contact by the user with the handle based on the vibration characteristic; and
in response to determining the state of contact by the user with the handle, controlling the actuator to modify the vibration in the handle in response.