CPC A61B 34/30 (2016.02) [A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/303 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/320016 (2013.01); A61B 17/3201 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61B 34/74 (2016.02); A61B 34/76 (2016.02); A61B 34/77 (2016.02); A61B 90/06 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 90/57 (2016.02); B25J 9/0084 (2013.01); B25J 9/065 (2013.01); B25J 9/1674 (2013.01); B25J 13/065 (2013.01); B25J 13/088 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00115 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00207 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00309 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00424 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00991 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/306 (2016.02); A61B 2034/742 (2016.02); A61B 2034/743 (2016.02); A61B 2034/744 (2016.02); A61B 2090/067 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 2090/374 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3762 (2016.02); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02); A61B 2090/571 (2016.02); G05B 2219/45117 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A method of controlling, using gesture recognition, an operation mode of a surgical system including at least one surgical arm insertable into the body, the method comprising:
detecting movement of at least one user body portion; and
controlling said at least one surgical arm based on the detected movement, wherein said controlling comprises controlling movement of said at least one surgical arm and/or transferring between modes of operation of said at least one surgical arm;
wherein controlling movement of said at least one surgical arm is by mapping measured user body portion movement to movement of at least a portion of said surgical arm; wherein said surgical arm comprises a plurality of portions sequentially coupled by joints, and wherein movement of a user's arm joint is mapped to movement of a corresponding surgical arm joint.
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