System and method for patient positioning in an automated surgery
OwnerOrmonde M. Mahoneyinventor
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Abstract
The present solution is generally directed to a patient positioning system used to position body parts, such as a knee, during a medical or surgical procedure. Further, the present solution is generally directed to a system and method for establishing and tracking virtual boundaries, and controlling a patient positioning system to adjust those virtual boundaries to facilitate an automated surgery procedure. Further, the present solution is generally directed to the synergistic combination of an autonomous patient positioning sub-system with a robotic surgical manipulator sub-system.
Claims17
An apparatus for positioning a patient during a surgical procedure comprising:
- a support adapted to be positioned against a patient's body, the support comprising means for adjusting the height of the support, the support also comprising a drive mechanism with actuator for moving the support along a generally linear path, and at least one bracket for mounting the drive mechanism to the side of an operating table;
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- a remote device for actuating the drive mechanism, the remote device configured at least in part as a controller for the support, the controller communicatively coupled to a surgical navigation system, the surgical navigation system configured to cooperate with the controller to position the support with respect to a change demanded to a boundary, the boundary defining tissue of the patient to which an automated surgical instrument should be applied and tissue of the patient to which the surgical instrument should not be applied.
An apparatus for positioning a patient during a surgical procedure comprising:
- a support adapted to be positioned against a portion of the patient's body, the support comprising means for adjusting the height of the support, the support also comprising a first drive mechanism with actuator for moving the support along a generally linear path, and at least one bracket for mounting the drive mechanism to the side of an operating table;
- a remote device for actuating the drive mechanism, the remote device configured at least in part as a controller for the support, the controller communicatively coupled to a surgical navigation system;
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- a side pad adapted to be positioned against the patient's body, on the same side as the portion of the patient's body, the side pad comprising a second drive mechanism with actuator for laterally moving the side pad relative to a side of the operating table, and at least one bracket for mounting the second drive mechanism to the side of an operating table, the remote device also configured for actuating the second drive mechanism of the side pad, the surgical navigation system configured to cooperate with the controller to position the support and the side pad with respect to a change demanded to a boundary, the boundary defining tissue of the patient to which an automated surgical instrument should be applied and tissue of the patient to which the surgical instrument should not be applied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.