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US 2014/0155912 A1Published application
Automated System and Method for Harvesting or Implanting Follicular Units
AssigneeRestoration Robotics, Inc.
InventorsMohan Bodduluri, Philip L. Gildenberg, Donald E. Caddes
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Abstract
Automated systems and methods for operating a procedure tool to perform a procedure (for example, hair transplantation) on a body are provided. One or more mechanisms are configured to produce a combination movement of the procedure tool in response to control signals. A force sensor monitors resistance as the tool moves and transmits information from the force sensor to a computer. Movement of the procedure tool is controlled at least in part based on information from the force sensor.
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A system comprising:
- a procedure tool configured to perform a procedure on a body;
- one or more mechanisms configured to produce a combination movement of the procedure tool in response to control signals applied to the one or more mechanisms;
- a force sensor configured to measure a resistance force encountered by the procedure tool moving through a skin into tissue;
- a controller operatively associated with the one or more mechanisms;
- wherein the combination movement of the procedure tool comprises one or more movement parameters and the controller is configured to control one or more movements of the tool based at least in part on a force curve, the force curve being generated based on information provided by the force sensor as the tool is being moved.
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A method of operating a procedure tool, the method comprising:
- applying control signals to one or more mechanisms to produce a combination movement of a procedure tool;
- using a force sensor to measure a resistance force encountered by the procedure tool moving through a skin into tissue;
- generating a force curve based on information provided by the force sensor;
- automatically determining whether to adjust one or more movements of the combination movement of the procedure tool based at least in part on the force curve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.