Patent ID: 6965812
Filing Date: 2005-11-15
Classification: A61B,G10L,G16H

Abstract:
1. A surgical robotic system for use in minimally invasive surgery, the minimally invasive surgery performed at an internal surgical site of a patient body, the surgical robotic system comprising: a surgical instrument having a proximal end and a distal end, the instrument extendible distally through an incision to the internal surgical site; a robot supporting the proximal end of the instrument, the robot moving the instrument in response to motor signals; a voice recognition system for inputting a plurality of spoken instructions, each spoken instruction including a spoken qualifier and a spoken direction of movement, the voice recognition system changing from a first state to a second state in response to the spoken qualifier and identifying the spoken direction of movement from among a plurality of alternative directions in the second state; and a computer coupling the voice recognition system to the robot, the computer generating the motor signals in response to the spoken instructions to move the distal end of the surgical instrument at the internal surgical site in the spoken directions by pivoting the instrument about the incision.