Patent Publication Number: US-2020281674-A1

Title: High precision instrument control mode for robotic surgical systems

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     Robotic surgical systems have been used in minimally invasive medical procedures. During a medical procedure, the robotic surgical system is controlled by a surgeon interfacing with a user interface. The user interface allows the surgeon to manipulate an end effector of a surgical instrument that acts on a patient. The user interface includes an input controller or handle that is moveable by the surgeon to control the robotic surgical system. 
     Robotic surgical systems typically use a scaling factor to scale down the motions of the hands of a surgeon to determine the desired position of the end effector within the patient so that the surgeon can more precisely move the end effector inside the patient. 
     During a surgical procedure, it may be desirable to increase the precision of movements of the end effector within the patient. Typically, to adjust the scaling or increase the precision of movements of the end effector, a surgeon must release an input handle to adjust the scaling of movements of the end effector. 
     There is a need for apparatus and methods for adjusting scaling of robotic surgical systems to selectively increase precision of movements of an end effector without requiring a surgeon to release an input handle during a surgical procedure. 
     SUMMARY 
     In an aspect of the present disclosure, a foot pedal for a robotic surgical system includes a base plate, a foot plate, a first biasing member, and a second biasing member. The foot plate is pivotally coupled to the base plate and has uncompressed, partially compressed, and fully compressed positions. The first biasing member is configured to urge the foot plate towards the uncompressed position when the foot plate is between the fully compressed and uncompressed positions. The second biasing member is configured to urge the foot plate towards the uncompressed position when the foot plate is between the fully compressed and partially compressed positions. 
     In aspects, the second biasing member is offset from the first biasing member. The second biasing member may be secured to the base plate and may engage the foot plate as the foot plate reaches the partially compressed position. 
     In another aspect of the present disclosure, a robotic surgical system includes a surgical robot and a user console. The surgical robot includes a tool and a camera. The user console is in communication with the surgical robot and includes an input handle and a foot pedal. The foot pedal includes a base plate and a foot plate that is pivotally coupled to the base plate. The foot plate has an uncompressed position in which movement of the input handle is scaled to movement of the tool by a first scaling factor, a first compressed position in which movement of the input handle is scaled to movement of the tool by a second scaling factor that is different from the first scaling factor, and a fully compressed position in which movement of the input handle is scaled to movement of the camera. 
     In aspects, the foot pedal includes a first biasing member that is configured to urge the foot plate towards the uncompressed position when the foot plate is between the fully compressed and uncompressed positions. The foot pedal may include a second biasing member that is configured to urge the foot plate towards the uncompressed position when the foot plate is between the fully compressed and partially compressed positions. 
     In some aspects, the camera remains stationary in response to movement of the input handle when the foot pedal is between the uncompressed and first compressed positions. Between the first compressed and fully compressed positions the input handle may be in a hold mode such that the user console applies a force to the input handle to at least one of maintain or move the input handle to a hold pose. The hold pose may defined by a pose of the input handle when the foot pedal is compressed to the first compressed position. The hold pose may be redefined when the foot pedal is moved from the first compressed position towards the uncompressed position and returned to the first compressed position. The camera may be throttled based on a distance the input handle is moved from the hold pose when the foot pedal is in the fully compressed position. 
     In certain aspects, the foot pedal has a second compressed position between the first compressed and fully compressed positions. Movement of the input handle may move the camera when the foot pedal is between the second compressed and fully compressed positions. The camera may remain stationary in response to movement of the input handle when the foot pedal is between the uncompressed and second compressed positions. Movement of the input handle may be scaled to movement of the tool by a third scaling factor that is different from the first and second scaling factors when the foot pedal is in the second compressed position. Movement of the input handle may be scaled to movement of the tool by a fourth scaling factor that is different from the first, second, and third scaling factors when the foot pedal is in the fully compressed position. 
     In particular aspects, the first scaling factor is about 3 and the second scaling factor is about 10. The third scaling factor may be in a range of about 11 to about 500 and the fourth scaling factor may be in a range of about 100 to about 1000. 
     In another aspect of the present disclosure, a method of controlling a surgical robot with a processing unit of a robotic surgical system includes receiving a position of a foot pedal of a user console of the robotic surgical system, receiving an input signal from the user console, transmitting control signals to the surgical robot to move at least one of a tool of the surgical robot or a camera of the surgical robot in response to receiving the input signal. The input signal includes movement of an input handle of the user console. The processing unit scales the input signal to movement of the tool by a first scaling factor when the foot pedal is in an uncompressed position, scales the input signal to movement of the tool by a second scaling factor that is different from the first scaling factor when the foot pedal is in a first compressed position, and scale the input signal to movement of the camera when the foot pedal is in a fully compressed position. 
     In aspects, the processing unit maintains the position of the camera when the foot pedal is between the uncompressed position and a second compressed position that is between the first compressed and fully compressed positions. Transmitting control signals to the surgical robot may include transmitting control signals to throttle movement of the camera when the foot pedal is between the second compressed and fully compressed positions. 
     Further details and aspects of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are described in more detail below with reference to the appended figures. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Various aspects of the present disclosure are described herein below with reference to the drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic illustration of a user console and a surgical robot of a robotic surgical system in accordance with the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2A  is a schematic illustration of a foot pedal of the user console of  FIG. 1  in an uncompressed position; 
         FIG. 2B  is a schematic illustration of the foot pedal of  FIG. 2  in a first compressed position; 
         FIG. 2C  is a schematic illustration of the foot pedal of  FIG. 2  in a second compressed position; 
         FIG. 2D  is a schematic illustration of the foot pedal of  FIG. 2  in a fully compressed position; 
         FIG. 3  are graphs illustrating a method of varying a scaling factor of an input handle of the user console of  FIG. 1  to a tool of the surgical robot of  FIG. 1  and a scaling factor of the input handle to a camera of the surgical robot of  FIG. 1  based on a position of the foot pedal of  FIG. 2 ; 
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         FIG. 4  are graphs illustrating another method of varying a scaling factor of an input handle of the user console of  FIG. 1  to a tool of the surgical robot of  FIG. 1  and a scaling factor of the input handle to a camera of the surgical robot of  FIG. 1  based on a position of the foot pedal of  FIG. 2 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Embodiments of the present disclosure are now described in detail with reference to the drawings in which like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding elements in each of the several views. As used herein, the term “clinician” refers to a doctor, a nurse, or any other care provider and may include support personnel. Throughout this description, the term “proximal” refers to the portion of the device or component thereof that is closest to the clinician and the term “distal” refers to the portion of the device or component thereof that is farthest from the clinician. In addition, as used herein the term “pose” is understood to mean a position and orientation of an object in space. Further, as used herein the term “neutral” is understood to mean non-scaled. 
     This disclosure generally relates to a foot pedal for use with a robotic surgical system that allows a clinician to vary scaling of movements of an input handle of a user console to movements of a tool of a surgical robot and to vary scaling of movements of the input handle to movements of a camera. The foot pedal has an uncompressed position in which movement of the input handle is scaled by a first scaling factor to movement of the tool, a first compressed position in which movement of the input handle is scaled by a second scaling factor to movement of the tool, and a fully compressed position in which movement of the input handle effects movement of the camera. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , a robotic surgical system  1  in accordance with the present disclosure is shown generally as a surgical robot  10 , a processing unit  30 , and a user console  40 . 
     The surgical robot  10  generally includes linkages  12  and a robot base  18 . The linkages  12  moveably support an end effector or tool  20  which is configured to act on tissue. The linkages  12  may be in the form of arms each having an end  14  that supports the end effector or tool  20  which is configured to act on tissue. In addition, the ends  14  of the linkages  12  may include an imaging device  16  for imaging a surgical site “S”. The user console  40  is in communication with robot base  18  through the processing unit  30 . 
     The user console  40  includes a display device  44  which is configured to display three-dimensional images. The display device  44  displays three-dimensional images of the surgical site “S” which may include data captured by imaging devices  16  positioned on the ends  14  of the linkages  12  and/or include data captured by imaging devices that are positioned about the surgical theater (e.g., an imaging device positioned within the surgical site “S”, an imaging device positioned adjacent the patient “P”, imaging device  56  positioned at a distal end of an imaging arm  52 ). The imaging devices (e.g., imaging devices  16 ,  56 ) may capture visual images, infra-red images, ultrasound images, X-ray images, thermal images, and/or any other known real-time images of the surgical site “S”. The imaging devices transmit captured imaging data to the processing unit  30  which creates three-dimensional images of the surgical site “S” in real-time from the imaging data and transmits the three-dimensional images to the display device  44  for display. 
     The user console  40  also includes input handles  42  which are supported on control arms  43  which allow a clinician to manipulate the surgical robot  10  (e.g., move the linkages  12 , the ends  14  of the linkages  12 , and/or the tools  20 ). Each of the input handles  42  is in communication with the processing unit  30  to transmit control signals thereto and to receive feedback signals therefrom. Additionally or alternatively, each of the input handles  42  may include input devices (not explicitly shown) which allow the surgeon to manipulate (e.g., clamp, grasp, fire, open, close, rotate, thrust, slice, etc.) the tools  20  supported at the ends  14  of the linkages  12 . 
     Each of the input handles  42  is moveable through a predefined workspace to move the ends  14  of the linkages  12 , e.g., tools  20 , within a surgical site “S”. The three-dimensional images on the display device  44  are orientated such that the movement of the input handles  42  moves the ends  14  of the linkages  12  as viewed on the display device  44 . The three-dimensional images remain stationary while movement of the input handles  42  is scaled to movement of the ends  14  of the linkages  12  within the three-dimensional images. To maintain an orientation of the three-dimensional images, kinematic mapping of the input handles  42  is based on a camera orientation relative to an orientation of the ends  14  of the linkages  12 . The orientation of the three-dimensional images on the display device  44  may be mirrored or rotated relative to the view captured by the imaging devices  16 ,  56 . In addition, the size of the three-dimensional images on the display device  44  may be scaled to be larger or smaller than the actual structures of the surgical site permitting a clinician to have a better view of structures within the surgical site “S”. As the input handles  42  are moved, the tools  20  are moved within the surgical site “S” as detailed below. Movement of the tools  20  may also include movement of the ends  14  of the linkages  12  which support the tools  20 . 
     For a detailed discussion of the construction and operation of a robotic surgical system  1 , reference may be made to U.S. Pat. No. 8,828,023, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     The user console  40  further includes a foot pedal  60  that can be used to control various aspects of the robotic surgical system  1 . For example, the foot pedal  60  may be selectively associated with an input handle, e.g., input handle  42 , to actuate a tool  20  associated with the respective input handle. Additionally or alternatively, the foot pedal  60  may be associated with a camera, e.g., camera  56 , to move the camera about the surgical site “5”. For a detailed discussion of suitable foot pedals, reference may be made to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/510,502, filed May 24, 2017, entitled “PEDAL CONTROL FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS,” the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. 
     With reference to  FIGS. 2A-2D , the foot pedal  60  includes a base plate  62  defining a plane, a foot plate  64  defining a plane, and a first biasing member  66 . The foot plate  64  is pivotally coupled to the base plate  62  about a pivot  63  to define an angle θ between the respective planes thereof. The foot plate  64  is pivotable between an initial or uncompressed position ( FIG. 2A ) in which the angle θ is about 90°, a first depressed position ( FIG. 2B ) in which the angle θ is about 80°, a second depressed position ( FIG. 2C ) in which the angle θ is about 70°, and a fully depressed position ( FIG. 2D ) in which the angle θ is about 65°. It is envisioned that the angle θ at each of the above positions may vary from about 30° to about 110°. 
     The first biasing member  66  is configured to urge the foot plate  64  towards the uncompressed position. The first biasing member  66  is substantially in contact with the foot plate  64  and the base plate  62  between the uncompressed and fully compressed positions to urge the foot plate  64  away from the base plate  62  with a first biasing force. The first biasing member  66  may have a constant or progressive spring force as the foot plate  64  is compressed. As shown, the first biasing member  66  is a compression spring positioned between the foot plate  64  and the base plate  62 . However, the first biasing member  66  may be a torsion spring disposed about the pivot  63 . 
     The foot pedal  60  may also have a second biasing member  68  that is configured to urge the foot plate  64  away from the base plate  62 . The second biasing member  68  is configured to apply a second biasing force to the foot plate  64  when the foot plate  64  reaches a predetermined position between the uncompressed and fully compressed positions. As shown, the second biasing member  68  is positioned to apply the second biasing force when the foot pedal  64  is between the second compressed position and the fully compressed position. In some embodiments, the second biasing member  68  is not in contact with the foot plate  64  between the uncompressed position and the second compressed position. In addition, the second biasing member  68  may be attached to the foot plate  64  to selectively engage the base plate  62 . As shown, the second biasing member  68  is a compression spring that is offset from the first biasing member  66 . However, the second biasing member  68  may be coaxial with the first biasing member  66  such that the second biasing member  68  is positioned within or surrounding the first biasing member  66 . Further, the second biasing member  68  may be a torsion spring disposed about the pivot  63 . The second biasing member  68  may have a constant or progressive spring constant as the second biasing member  68  is compressed. 
     In some embodiments, the foot pedal  60  includes additional biasing members which are similar to the first and second biasing members  66 ,  68  to provide discreet forces which provide feedback to a clinician engaged with the foot pedal  60  as described in greater detail below. 
     With reference to  FIGS. 1-3 , the foot pedal  60  is configured to vary the scaling of the input handle  42  relative to the tool  20  and to vary a position of a camera, e.g., camera  56 , in response to movement of the input handle  42 . With particular reference to  FIG. 3 , when the foot pedal  60  is in the uncompressed position (position “A” shown in  FIG. 3 ), movement of the input handle  42  to movement of the tool  20  is scaled down to a 3:1 ratio such that 3 inches of movement of the input handle  42  results in 1 inch of movement of the tool  20  and movement of the input handle  42  has no effect on movement of the camera  56  when the foot pedal  60  is between the uncompressed and first compressed positions. 
     As the foot pedal  60  is compressed towards the first compressed position (position “B” shown in  FIG. 3 ), the scaling of movement of the input handle  42  to movement of the tool  20  varies as the foot pedal  60  is compressed from the 3:1 ratio at position “A” to a 10:1 ratio at position “B”. The varying of the scaling of the ratio may be smooth as shown in  FIG. 3  or may occur in discreet steps. By scaling down the movement of the input handle  42  to movement of the tool  20 , the clinician may be able to more precisely control movements of the tool  20  within the surgical site “S”. 
     When the foot pedal  60  reaches the first compressed position, e.g., position “B”, the input handle  42  may enter a “hold mode”. Specifically, as the foot pedal reaches the first compressed position, the input handle  42  defines a “hold pose” which is the pose of the input handle  42  when the foot pedal  60  first reaches the first compressed position. The “hold pose” is redefined when the foot pedal  60  is returned to a position between the first compressed position and the uncompressed position and then returned to the first compressed position. In the hold mode, the control arm  43  and/or input handle  42  maintain and/or return the input handle  42  to the hold pose. For example, motors (not shown) associated with the control arm  43  may apply force feedback algorithms to the input handle  42  and/or control arm  43  to maintain and/or return the input handle  42  to the hold pose. 
     As the foot pedal  60  is pivoted from the first compressed position to the fully compressed position, movement of the input handle  42  to movement of the tool  20  is scaled down further from the 10:1 ratio to a 1000:1 ratio such that movement of the input handle  42  effects very small movements of the tool  20 . In addition, movement of the input handle  42  has no effect on movement of the camera  56  when the foot pedal  60  is between the first and second compressed positions. 
     When the foot pedal  60  reaches the second compressed position (position “C” as shown in  FIG. 3 ), movement of the input handle  42  from the hold position has very little effect on movement of the tool  20  and moves the camera  56  within the surgical site “S” to adjust the view of the surgical site “S” on the display  44 . Specifically, when the foot pedal  60  reaches the second compressed position, movement of the input handle  42  moves the camera  56  at a 1:1 ratio within the surgical site “S”. It is contemplated that movement of the input handle  42  may be scaled to movement of the camera  56 . For example, movement of the input handle  42  may be scaled to movement of the camera  56  in a similar manner to movement of the input handle  42  to movement of the tool  20  as detailed above when the foot pedal  60  is between the second and fully compressed positions. Additionally or alternatively, movement of the input handle  42  may be throttled to movement of the camera  56  such that as the input handle  42  is moved from the hold pose, the camera  56  moves in the same direction at a velocity related to the distance that the input handle  42  is moved from the hold pose until the input handle  42  is returned to the hold pose. The velocity of movement of the camera  56  may be proportionally, quadratically, exponentially, or higher order polynomial related to the distance that the input handle  42  is moved from the hold pose. In addition, as detailed above, when the foot pedal  60  is between the second compressed position and the fully compressed position, movement of the input handle  42  relative to movement of the tool  20  is at a ratio in a range of about 100:1 to about 1000:1 such that movement of the input handle  42  from the hold position has very little effect on the position of the tool  20 . It is contemplated that at the second compressed position, the input handle  42  may “clutch” from movement of the tool  20  such that the tool  20  remains stationary when the pedal  60  is between the second compressed position and the fully compressed position. 
     As the foot pedal  60  is compressed from the uncompressed position to the fully compressed position, the foot pedal  60  may provide feedback to the clinician when each of the first compressed position, the second compressed position, and the fully compressed position are reached to indicate the change in operation of the input handle at each position. For example, as the foot pedal  60  is compressed from the uncompressed position to the first compressed position, the increase in force to continue to compress the foot pedal  60  is the first biasing force to compress the first biasing member  66 . As detailed above, the spring constant of the first biasing member may be constant or may be progressive. 
     When the foot pedal  60  reaches the first compressed position, the input handle  42  enters the “hold mode” such that the clinician feels force feedback when moving the input handle  42  which indicates to a clinician that the first compressed position was reached. In addition, the foot pedal  60  may have a third biasing member that is engaged at the first compressed position to provide tactile feedback through the foot pedal  60  that the first compressed position was reached. 
     As the foot pedal  60  is compressed from the first compressed position to the second compressed position, the increase in force to continue to compress the foot pedal  60  is the first biasing force to compress the first biasing member  66 . In embodiments including the third biasing member, the increase in force to continue to compress the foot pedal  60  is a sum of the first biasing force and a biasing force to compress the third biasing member. The increase in force attributed to the third biasing member may provide tactile feedback through the foot pedal  60  that the foot pedal  60  is between the first and second compressed positions. 
     When the foot pedal  60  reaches the second compressed position, the second biasing member  68  is engaged to apply the second biasing force to the foot pedal  60  in addition to the first biasing force applied by the first biasing member  66 . The addition of the second basing force provides tactile feedback through the foot pedal  60  that the second compressed position was reached such that movement of the input handle  42  from the hold position will affect movement of the camera  56 , as detailed above. 
     When the foot pedal  60  is compressed from the second compressed position to the fully compressed position, the increase in force to continue to compress the foot pedal  60  is the sum of the first and second biasing forces to compress the first and second biasing members  66 ,  68 , respectively. In embodiments including the third biasing member, the increase in force to continue to compress the foot pedal  60  is a sum of the first and second basing forces and a biasing force to compress the third biasing member. 
     When the foot pedal  60  reaches the fully compressed position, the foot plate  64  may contact the base plate  62  such that the foot plate  64  is prevented from additional compression. It is contemplated that the base plate  62  or the foot plate  64  may include a stop member that extends from a surface of the respective plate towards the opposing plate to contact the opposing plate in the fully compressed position. 
     It will be appreciated that when the foot pedal  60  is released, when in any position between the uncompressed and fully compressed position, the biasing members of the foot pedal  60 , e.g., first and second biasing members  66 ,  68 , move the foot pedal to the uncompressed position. 
     With reference to  FIGS. 1-3 , a method of manipulating a tool and a camera with an input handle and a foot pedal is described in accordance with the present disclosure utilizing the robotic surgical system  1  of  FIG. 1 . Initially, to manipulate the tool  20 , a clinician moves the input handle  42  about the workspace “W” with the foot pedal  60  in the uncompressed position. When the clinician requires additional precision for movements of the tool  20 , the clinician compresses the foot pedal  60  towards the fully compressed position to scale down movements of the tool  20  in response to movements of the input handle  42 . It is contemplated that the clinician may compress the foot pedal  60  to the first compressed position as shown in  FIG. 2B  to increase the precision of movements of the tool  20 . As detailed above, when the foot pedal  60  reaches the first compressed position, the clinician may feel feedback of the input handle  42  entering the hold mode to indicate that additional compression of the foot pedal  60  may result in reaching the second compressed position and thus, movement of the camera  56 . When the additional precision is no longer required, the clinician releases the foot pedal  60  to allow the foot pedal  60  to return to the uncompressed position and then continues to manipulate the input handle  42  to move the tool  20  within the surgical site “S”. 
     At any point during the surgical procedure, when the clinician desires to move the camera  56 , the clinician compresses the foot pedal  60  beyond the second compressed position. When the foot pedal  60  is beyond the second compressed position, movement of the input handle  42  from the hold pose moves the camera  56  within the surgical site “S” as detailed above. As detailed above, when the foot pedal  60  is between the second compressed position and the fully compress position, the second biasing force from compression of the second biasing member  68  provides feedback to the clinician that the foot pedal  60  is between the second and fully compressed positions. When additional movement of the camera is no longer required, the clinician releases the foot pedal  60  to allow the foot pedal  60  to return to a position between the second compressed position and the uncompressed position. 
     The method as detailed above may be performed as an algorithm within the processing unit  30  ( FIG. 1 ). For example, in response to movement of the input handle  42 , the user console  40  may transmit input signals to the processing unit  30 . The processing unit  30  receives the input signals and generates control signals which are transmitted to the surgical robot  10  to move the tool  20  and/or the camera  56  as detailed above. 
     As detailed above, the foot pedal  60  allows a single input handle, e.g., input handle  42 , to control movement of a tool, e.g., tool  20 , and a camera, e.g., camera  56 , of a surgical robot without requiring the clinician to release the input handle or divert attention away from the surgical procedure. In addition, the foot pedal  60  also allows a clinician to vary the scaling of movements of the input handle to movements of the tool. Individually or together, each of these benefits allows a clinician to have increased awareness and control of the surgical robot which may decrease the time required to perform a surgical procedure, may improve surgical outcomes, may reduce recovery time, and may reduce costs of surgical procedures. 
     With reference to  FIG. 4 , another method of using the foot pedal  60 , to vary the scaling of the input handle  42  relative to the tool  20 , and to vary a position of a camera, e.g., camera  56 , in response to movement of the input handle  42 , is disclosed with reference to the robotic surgical system  10  and foot pedal  60  of  FIGS. 1-2D . Initially, as the foot pedal  60  is compressed towards the first compressed position, e.g., position “B”, the scaling of movement of the input handle  42  to movement of the tool  20  varies as the foot pedal  60  is compressed from the 3:1 ratio at position “A” to a larger ratio, e.g., 1000:1 or infinite(∞):1, such that the input handle  42  is “clutched” or substantially “clutched” from movement of the tool when the foot pedal  60  is at or beyond the first compressed position. This also allows for a high precision mode as the foot pedal  60  approaches the first compressed position. 
     As the foot pedal  60  is compressed beyond the first compressed position, the foot pedal  60  engages the second biasing member  68 . The input handle  42  may still move freely as the foot pedal  60  is compressed between the first compressed position and a second compressed position represented by “C 1 ”. When the foot pedal  60  reaches the second compressed position, the input handle  42  enters a “hold mode” to define a “hold pose” of the input handle  42 . When the input handle  42  is in the “hold mode”, the control arm  43  may apply force feedback algorithms to the input handle  42  and/or the control arm  43  to maintain and/or return the input handle  42  to the hold pose. 
     As the foot pedal  60  is compressed beyond the second compressed position, the input handle  42  remains in the “hold mode” until foot pedal  60  reaches a third compressed position represented by “C 2 ”. When the foot pedal  60  reaches the third compressed position, movement of the input handle  42  has little or no effect on movement of the tool  20  but moves the camera  23  within the surgical site “S” to adjust the view of the surgical site “S” on the display. The foot pedal  60  may include a third biasing member (not shown) that is engaged when the foot pedal  60  reaches the third compressed position to provide feedback to a user that the foot pedal  60  is at the third compressed position. 
     As detailed above, the foot pedal  60  can be used as both a clutch control and a camera control pedal. Providing a single foot pedal to act as both a clutch control and a camera control pedal may improve a user interface of a robotic surgical system. Specifically, the user interface may be improved by increasing the intuitiveness of the user interface, reducing the number of pedals, and/or decreasing the space required for the user interface. Improving the user interface may reduce the time and/or cost of robotic surgical procedures. 
     While several embodiments of the disclosure have been shown in the drawings, it is not intended that the disclosure be limited thereto, as it is intended that the disclosure be as broad in scope as the art will allow and that the specification be read likewise. Any combination of the above embodiments is also envisioned and is within the scope of the appended claims. Therefore, the above description should not be construed as limiting, but merely as exemplifications of particular embodiments. Those skilled in the art will envision other modifications within the scope of the claims appended hereto.