Methods and apparatus for surgical table stabilization
AssigneeLEM Surgical AG
InventorYossi Bar
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Abstract
A robotic surgical system comprises a mobile cart, a first surgical robotic arm, a table support element, and a surgical robotic controller. The first surgical robotic arm is located on the mobile cart and holds a first surgical tool. The surgical robotic controller elevates the table support element to engage and to apply a controlled upward force to a structure on an underside of the surgical table to stabilize the surgical table.
Claims31
A method for performing robotic surgery on a patient lying on a surgical table, the method comprising:
- positioning a robotic surgical cart adjacent to the surgical table;
- elevating a table support element disposed on the robotic surgical cart to engage and to apply a controlled upward force to a structure on an underside of the surgical table to stabilize the surgical table;
- performing a surgical procedure on the patient using one or more tools moved by at least one surgical robotic arm located on the mobile surgical robotic cart while the surgical table remains stabilized by the table support element;
- wherein the controlled upward force is in a range from 50 N (5 kgf) to 500 N (50 kgf).
A robotic surgical system configured to perform robotic surgery on a patient lying on a surgical table, the robotic surgical system comprising:
- a mobile cart;
- a first surgical robotic arm disposed on the chassis and configured to hold a first surgical tool;
- a table support element;
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- a surgical robotic controller, wherein the surgical robotic controller is configured to (a) kinematically position the first robotic arms in a surgical robotic coordinate space and (b) elevate the table support element to engage and to apply a controlled upward force to a structure on an underside of the surgical table within a range to stabilize the surgical table;
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- a table support element driver, wherein the surgical robotic controller is configured to control the table support element driver to maintain the upward force at a set point in the range.
A robotic surgical system configured to perform robotic surgery on a patient lying on a surgical table, the robotic surgical system comprising:
- a mobile cart;
- a first surgical robotic arm disposed on the chassis and configured to hold a first surgical tool;
- a table support element;
- a surgical robotic controller, wherein the surgical robotic controller is configured to (a) kinematically position the first robotic arms in a surgical robotic coordinate space and (b) elevate the table support element to engage and to apply a controlled upward force to a structure on an underside of the surgical table to stabilize the surgical table;
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- a display/controller interface disposed on the mobile cart.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.