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

Claim 3:
4. A system for providing feedback to guide setup of a surgical robotic system, the system comprising:
at least one camera positionable to capture 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, or patient are located;
an image display;
a user input device operable by a user to designate procedure-related input corresponding to a type of surgical procedure to be performed;
at least one processor configured to
receive the procedure-related input;
display the image in real time on an image display;
use 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,
determine, based on the procedure-related input, a target position of at least one of the first subject and the second subject within the medical procedure site,
determine, based on the procedure-related input, a recommended trocar target position within the medical procedure site, wherein the recommended trocar target position comprises a position for a trocar to be used to receive a surgical instrument carried by the first robotic manipulator, and
display, as an overlay to the displayed image, a graphical indication of the recommended target position and the trocar target position.