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US 2022/0015841 A1Published application
Robotic device and sterilization unit for surgical instrument
AssigneeOrthosoft Ulc
InventorsRamnada Chav, Pierre Couture
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Abstract
A method or system for storing an instrument, such as in a sterile environment. For example, a surgical robotic system may include a surgical robotic arm and a sterilization unit enclosing the sterile environment and storing the instrument. A processor may be used to determine that the instrument is needed (e.g., during a surgical procedure or portion of a surgical procedure or for a future surgical procedure or portion of a future surgical procedure). The processor may provide access to the instrument.
Claims20
A surgical robotic system comprising:
- a surgical robotic arm;
- a sterilization unit enclosing a sterile environment and storing an instrument;
- a processor configured to:
- determine that the instrument is needed in an upcoming portion of a surgical procedure;
- and
- provide access to the instrument.
3 more elements
A method of using a surgical robotic system comprising:
- determining, using a processor, that an instrument, stored in a sterilization unit enclosing a sterile environment is needed in an upcoming portion of a surgical procedure;
- and
- providing access to the instrument from the sterilization unit that is mounted under or forms a base of a surgical robotic arm of the surgical robotic system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.