ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,202, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC. (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

"Systems and methods for remote mentoring" was invented by Prasad V. Upadrasta (San Jose, Calif.), Joey Chau (Cupertino, Calif.), Govinda Payyavula (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and Andrea E. Villa (Ben Lomond, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The primary interface system may include a primary display and a primary input device. The system may also include a secondary interface system. The secondary interface system may include a secondary display and a secondary input device. The system may also include a control system in communication with t...