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US 2020/0367989 A1Published application
Retracting tool for robotic surgery
AssigneePeter L. Bono
InventorsPeter L. Bono, James D. Lark
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Abstract
The invention involves a system and method for quickly retracting a tool from a surgical site. The system is generally constructed and arranged for attachment to a robotic arm for manipulation of the tool to perform an in-vivo surgery. The tool is constructed to retract from the surgical site upon a predetermined condition. The system and the robot can be reset when the condition has cleared so that the surgery can continue.
Claims21
A system for retracting a surgical tool from a surgical site comprising:
- a robot having at least one axis of movement, said robot having an attachment point for securing a surgical tool to said robot for robotically controlled movement of said surgical tool for completion of at least a portion of a surgical procedure;
- said surgical tool including a retraction mechanism for causing said surgical tool to retract from a first operational position to a second non-operational position independent of said robotically controlled movement upon detection of a predetermined condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.