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US 11,858,127 B2Granted
System and method for mounting a robotic arm in a surgical robotic system
AssigneeMobius Imaging, LLC
InventorsPaul Sebring, Eugene Gregerson, Russell Stanton, Edward Daley, Gordon Row
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Abstract
Systems and methods for mounting a robotic arm for use in robotic-assisted surgery, including a mobile shuttle that includes a support member for mounting the robotic arm that extends at least partially over a gantry of an imaging device. Further embodiments include a mounting apparatus for mounting a robotic arm to a base or support column of an imaging device, to a patient table, to a floor or ceiling of a room, or to a cart that extends over the top surface of the patient table.
Claims15
A surgical system comprising:
- an imaging device having a gantry and a base;
- a robotic arm having a base end, an end effector, and a plurality of actuators configured to articulate the end effector relative to the base end;
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- a mobile shuttle for mounting the robotic arm proximate to the imaging device, the mobile shuttle comprising:
- a mobile base configured to move the shuttle to a position adjacent to the imaging device, the mobile base including:
- a pair of base rails spaced apart from one another and moveable adjacent to first and second sides of the base of the imaging device,
- a plurality of wheels attached to the mobile base, wherein at least a portion of the wheels are attached to the pair of base rails, and
- a connecting member extending between the pair of base rails proximate to a first end of the mobile base, the connecting member comprising a raised bridge portion moveable over a top surface of the base of the imaging device;
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- a support member for mounting the robotic arm, the support member supported by the mobile base and extending at least partially over the gantry of the imaging device when the shuttle is moved to the position adjacent to the imaging device;
- wherein when the base end of the robotic arm is mounted to a carriage, the carriage is moveable to various positions along a length of the support member.
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A mobile mounting apparatus for a robotic arm, comprising:
- a mobile base portion;
- a pair of support arms extending upwards from the mobile base portion;
- a support member for mounting at least one robotic arm having a base end, an end effector, and a plurality of actuators configured to articulate the end effector relative to the base end, the support member extending between the support arms, wherein an open region is defined between the mobile base portion, the pair of support arms, and the support member;
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- a carriage that is moveable along the support member for mounting the robotic arm;
- wherein the open region is sized and shaped to accommodate at least a portion of an x-ray imaging device within the open region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.