Abstract: A cannula includes a funnel portion and a tubular portion extending distally from the funnel portion. The tubular portion defines a longitudinal axis. An inner lumen extending through the tubular portion permits a medical instrument to be advanced or retracted through the tubular portion. A first visual indicator on the tubular portion is indicative of a first defined remote center of motion about which the tubular portion is pivotable by a robotic system, and a second visual indicator on the tubular portion and spaced apart axially from the first visual indicator is indicative of a second defined remote center of motion about which the tubular portion is pivotable by a robotic system.

Abstract: A robotic medical system can include a medical instrument that can include a distal end configured to be inserted into a patient and apply heat to tissue within the patient. The robotic manipulator can be engaged with the medical instrument and configured to operate the medical instrument. The system can further include a temperature sensor configured to take one or more temperature readings of the medical instrument. The system can also include a viewer configured to display an image of the medical instrument and an image overlay conveying information indicative of a temperature of the medical instrument. The information conveyed by the image overlay can be based on the one or more temperature readings taken by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: A robotic medical system can include a patient platform configured to support a patient during a robotic medical procedure, a column supporting the patient platform, and an arm support coupled to the column with at least one robotic arm coupled to the arm support. The system can also include an indicator positioned on at least one of the arm support and the patient platform, wherein the indicator is configured to indicate state or identity information of the system. The indicator can be a visual indicator.