TELEROBOTIC SURGERY SYSTEM USING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL TOOL WITH VARIABLE FORCE SCALING AND FEEDBACK AND RELAYED COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN REMOTE SURGEON AND SURGERY STATION
A telerobotic surgery system includes a robotic surgery station having a first pair of robot arms, each carrying a laparoscopic tool and each having a robot arm drive. A first controller is connected to each robot arm drive. Harvested animal tissue is at the robotic surgery station. A remote surgeon station includes a second pair of robot arms, each carrying a laparoscopic tool and each having a robot arm drive. A second controller receives data regarding movement of the second pair of robot arms and respective laparoscopic tool based on user manipulation of each laparoscopic tool at the remote surgeon station. A communications network couples the first and second controllers with the second controller operative as a master and the first controller configured to control each robot arm drive and effect one-to-one movement of the first pair of robot arms and carried laparoscopic tools as a slave.
