Methods for Performing Invasive Medical Procedures Using a Surgical Robot
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsNeil Crawford, Nicholas Theodore
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a medical robot system including a robot coupled to an end-effectuator element with the robot configured to control movement and positioning of the end-effectuator in relation to the patient. One embodiment is a method for removing bone with a robot system comprising: taking a two-dimensional slice through a computed tomography scan volume of target anatomy; placing a perimeter on a pathway to the target anatomy; and controlling a drill assembly with the robot system to remove bone along the pathway in the intersection of the perimeter and the two-dimensional slice.
Claims20
A method for removing bone with a robot system comprising:
- reformatting a two-dimensional slice perpendicular to the surgical entry pathway from a computed tomography scan volume of a patient anatomy;
- defining a perimeter on a pathway through the anatomy;
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- controlling a drill assembly with the robot system to remove bone from the pathway in the intersection of the perimeter and the two-dimensional slice.
A method for inserting a tubular element into a patient with a robot system comprising:
- loading a computed tomography scan volume on to the robot system;
- programming a route for the tubular element to travel through the patient to a target anatomical location on a display, wherein the display may manipulate the robot system;
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- controlling the tubular element with the robot system to guide the tubular element along the programmed route through the patient.
A method for aligning vertebrae for a surgical procedure using a robot system comprising:
- inserting a tubular element into a patient and next to a disc space between adjacent vertebral bodies;
- attaching the tubular element to an end-effectuator of the robot system;
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- controlling a vertebral alignment tool with the robot system to insert the vertebral alignment tool through the tubular element such that the vertebral alignment tool is inserted between the adjacent vertebral bodies to distract the adjacent vertebral bodies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.