Surgical robotic system
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsNorbert Johnson, David C. Paul
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for a robot-assisted surgery. A surgical robotic system with integrated navigation and multiple surgical arms may assist a user with one or more surgical procedures. In addition to the multiple surgical arms, the robotic system may also have peripheral arms to position a navigation camera and surgeon displays. The robotic system is collaborative to allow for easy integration into procedural workflows, for example, to install pedicle screws, interbody implants, or other surgical devices.
Claims19
An active fixation method of a surgical robotic system having a moveable base station, including an on-board computer, a navigation camera mounted to the base station with a camera arm, a display mounted to the base station with a display arm, and a pair of surgical arms mounted to the base station, each surgical arm having an end effector, the method comprising:
- identifying a first portion of bone, attaching the end effector of a first surgical arm to a first identified location, and leaving the first surgical arm rigidly attached to the first identified location;
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- identifying a second portion of bone, attaching the end effector of a second surgical arm to a second identified location while the first surgical arm remains rigidly attached to the first identified location, and once attached, removing the first surgical arm while leaving the second surgical arm rigidly attached to the second identified location,
- wherein at least one of the first and second surgical arms remain attached to bone at all times to act as a navigation source for enhanced navigation of the surgical robotic system.
An active fixation method of a surgical robotic system having a moveable base station, including an on-board computer, a navigation camera mounted to the base station with a camera arm, a display mounted to the base station with a display arm, and a pair of surgical arms mounted to the base station, the method comprising:
- guiding a first surgical arm of the surgical robotic system to a location on bone of a patient and attaching the first surgical arm to the location on the bone;
- navigating a second surgical arm of the surgical robotic system based on the first attached surgical arm;
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- performing a surgical task while one surgical arm remains rigidly attached to the bone to act as a fixation anchor point for the bone and for providing spatial information about the location of the bone to the surgical robotic system,
- wherein the surgical task includes a decompression procedure.
An active fixation method of a surgical robotic system having a moveable base station, including an on-board computer, a navigation camera mounted to the base station with a camera arm, a display mounted to the base station with a display arm, and a pair of surgical arms mounted to the base station, each surgical arm having an end effector, the method comprising:
- identifying an osteophyte, attaching the end effector of a first surgical arm to the osteophyte, and leaving the first surgical arm rigidly attached to the osteophyte;
- navigating the end effector of a second surgical arm based on the first surgical arm while the first surgical arm remains rigidly attached to the osteophyte, and attaching the end effector of the second surgical arm to another location, and once attached, removing the first surgical arm while leaving the second surgical arm rigidly attached;
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- removing the osteophyte while leaving the second surgical arm rigidly attached to bone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.