Controlling A Surgical Robot During A Service Mode

Abstract: A control system for implementing a safety mechanism for a surgical robot, the surgical robot operable in a clinical mode in which the surgical robot can perform surgery in response to inputs received at a surgeon input device of a remote surgeon console, the clinical mode comprising safety features, and the surgical robot operable in a service mode in which tests and diagnostics can be run on the surgical robot in response to inputs received from a service interface, the service mode mirroring the clinical mode except in that several of the safety features of the clinical mode are disabled, the control system configured to, in the safety mechanism: receive a transition command to transition the surgical robot to a surgical clinical mode or a calibration clinical mode in which the surgical robot is calibrated for surgery; in response to receiving the transition command, determine if the surgical robot is operating in the service mode; and if the surgical robot is determined to be operating in the service mode, prevent the surgical robot from being transitioned to the surgical clinical mode or the calibration clinical mode.

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