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US 10,646,298 B2Granted
Robot arm and methods of use
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorNorbert Johnson
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Abstract
A robot arm and method for using the robot arm. Embodiments may be directed to an apparatus comprising: a robot arm; an end effector coupled at a distal end of the robot arm and configured to hold a surgical tool; a plurality of motors operable to move the robot arm; and an activation assembly operable to send a move signal allowing an operator to move the robot arm.
Claims19
A robotic surgical system, comprising:
- a robot arm;
- a passive axis arm having a base and a shaft extending from the base, the base configured to be coupled to a distal end of the robot arm;
- an end effector coupled to a first end of the shaft and configured to hold a surgical tool having optical markers;
- a plurality of motors operable to move the robot arm;
- and
- an activation assembly operable to send a move signal allowing an operator to move the robot arm,
- wherein the base of the passive axis arm is coupled to a second end of the shaft, wherein the shaft is rotatable when a locking mechanism is in a first position and not moveable when the locking mechanism is in a second position,
- wherein the activation assembly is in the form of a bracelet on the end effector.
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A robotic surgical system, comprising:
- a robot arm;
- a passive axis arm having a base and a shaft extending from the base, the base configured to be coupled to a distal end of the robot arm;
- an end effector coupled to a first end of the shaft and configured to hold a surgical tool having optical markers;
- a plurality of motors operable to move the robot arm;
- and
- an activation assembly operable to send a move signal allowing an operator to move the robot arm,
- wherein the base of the passive axis arm is coupled to a second end of the shaft, wherein the shaft is rotatable with respect to the base of the passive axis arm
- wherein the activation assembly is in the form of a bracelet on the end effector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.