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US 12,251,178 B2Granted
Surgical platform with motorized arms for adjustable arm supports
AssigneeAuris Health, Inc.
InventorsAllison Tiffany Tse, Christian de Jesus Ruiz, Yoichiro Dan, Nicholas J. Eyre, Sven Wehrmann
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Abstract
A robotic medical system can include a motorized arm that is supported by a column of the system. The robotic arm can be operated by rotating a link of the motorized arm by actuating an actuator to drive rotation of a rotary joint. A brake can then be applied to the rotary joint to stop rotation of the link. The arm can also include an arbor that can be actuated to increase a torsional stiffness of the rotary joint.
Claims7
A method for positioning a motorized arm of a robotic medical system, the method comprising:
- rotating a link of the motorized arm by actuating an actuator to drive rotation of a rotary joint;
- applying a brake to the rotary joint to stop rotation of the link;
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- actuating an arbor to increase a torsional stiffness of the rotary joint.
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