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US 10,292,778 B2Granted
Surgical instrument holder for use with a robotic surgical system
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsSzymon Kostrzewski, Billy Nussbaumer
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Abstract
Described herein is a surgical instrument holder for use with a robotic surgical system, for example, during spinal surgery. In certain embodiments, the surgical instrument holder is an interface between the robotic arm and a surgical instrument used during surgery. This interface may hold the surgical instrument precisely, rigidly, and in a stable manner while permitting a surgeon to easily and quickly install or withdraw the instrument in case of emergency.
Claims20
A robotic surgical system comprising:
- a surgical robot mounted on a mobile cart, the surgical robot having a moveable robotic arm and a tool holder attached to the robotic arm,
- wherein the tool holder includes a base configured to be mechanically coupled to the robotic arm, the base having a first channel sized and shaped to accommodate a tightening screw configured to securely attach the base directly or indirectly to the robotic arm and a second channel sized and shaped to accommodate a surgical instrument therethrough, wherein the first channel intersects the second channel.
A robotic surgical system comprising:
- a surgical robot mounted on a mobile cart, the surgical robot having a moveable robotic arm and a tool holder attached to the robotic arm,
- wherein the tool holder includes a base configured to be mechanically coupled to the robotic arm, the base having a first channel sized and shaped to accommodate a tightening screw configured to securely attach the base directly or indirectly to the robotic arm and a second channel sized and shaped to accommodate a surgical instrument therethrough, wherein the first channel intersects the second channel, and
- the tool holder further comprising one or more pins projecting from the base such that the one or more pins are configured to engage one or more openings in the robotic arm thereby precisely locating the tool holder relative to the robotic arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.