Patent ID: 11925429
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 15:
16. A robotic surgical system comprising:
a first linkage moveably supporting a surgical tool relative to a base and an input handle moveable in a plurality of directions;
a second linkage moveably supporting an imaging device relative to the base, the imaging device being configured to capture the surgical tool; and
a processing unit in communication with the input handle operatively associated with the first linkage to move the surgical tool based on a scaled movement of the input handle, and with the imaging device operatively associated with the second linkage to move the imaging device,
wherein the processing unit is configured to:
determine a location of the imaging device relative to a workspace, which represents a movement range of the surgical tool;
vary a scaling factor based on the location; and
zoom the imaging device in or out from the workspace as the scaling factor is increased decreased.