US 11,684,431 B2 · Surgical robot platform

Abstract

A medical robot system, including a robot coupled to an effectuator element with the robot configured for controlled movement and positioning. The system may include a transmitter configured to emit signals, and the transmitter is coupled to an instrument coupled to the effectuator element. The system may further include a motor assembly coupled to the robot and a plurality of receivers configured to receive the signals emitted by the transmitter. A control unit is coupled to the motor assembly and the plurality of receivers, and the control unit is configured to supply instruction signals to the motor assembly. The instruction signals can be configured to cause the motor assembly to selectively move the effectuator element and is further configured to (i) calculate a position of the transmitter; (ii) display the position of the at least one transmitter; and (iii) selectively control actuation of the motor assembly.

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Dependent claims

A surgical robot system comprising:

a robot base;
a robot arm coupled to the robot base, wherein movement of the robot arm is electronically controlled by a processor;
an end-effector having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion coupled to the robot arm, wherein the second portion of the end-effector includes a guide tube that is positionable at a desired location with respect to a patient's spine to facilitate the performance of a spinal surgery and a plurality of tracking markers for tracking the movement of the end-effector in three dimensions;
a drill bit configured to be received in the guide tube and configured to drill into a bone;
and
one or more dilator tubes, each having a handle, the handle configured to be grabbed by a physician for manually pushing the dilator into soft tissue and enlarge a tissue opening,
wherein the one or more dilator tubes are configured to be placed by the guide tube while the end-effector is secured to the robot arm,
wherein the guide tube is moveable along an x, y and z axes, and further moveable along one axis independent of the other axes.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Surgical robot platform

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Abstract

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