System And Method Of Controlling A Robotic System For Manipulating Anatomy Of A Patient During A Surgical Procedure
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsDonald W. Malackowski, Douglas A. Staunton
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Abstract
System and methods of controlling a robotic system are disclosed. The robotic system interacts with an anatomy that is held by a support. The robotic system comprises a force-applying device that applies a force externally to the anatomy while the anatomy is held by the support. A controller measures the extent to which the anatomy is held by the support and controls the robotic system based on the measured extent.
Claims20
A robotic system configured to interact with an anatomy held by a support, the robotic system comprising:
- a force-applying device configured to apply a force externally to the anatomy held by the support;
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- a controller configured to measure an extent to which the anatomy is held by the support and to control the robotic system based on the measured extent.
A method of operating a robotic system configured to interact with an anatomy held by a support, the robotic system comprising a force-applying device and a controller, the method comprising the steps of:
- applying, with the force-applying device, a force externally to the anatomy held by the support;
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- measuring, with the controller, an extent to which the anatomy is held by the support;
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- controlling, with the controller, the robotic system based on the measured extent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.