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US 2024/0180655 A1Published application
Active end effectors for surgical robots
AssigneeGlobus Medical, Inc.
InventorsNorbert Johnson, Neil R. Crawford, Steven Chang
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Abstract
Active end-effectors for guiding an instrument during a robot-assisted surgery. The surgical robot system may include a robot having a robot base, a robot arm coupled to the robot base, and the active end-effector coupled to the robot arm. The active end-effector may have a slide mechanism, which may provide for a greater range of motion of a surgical instrument along a vertical axis.
Claims14
A system for robotic-assisted surgery, comprising:
- a base, including a computer;
- a display electronically coupled to the computer;
- a robot arm electronically coupled to the computer and movable based on commands processed by the computer;
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- an end-effector, coupled to the robot arm, comprising a linear slide guide and a movable carriage adapted to fixedly secure a surgical instrument and slidably coupled to the linear slide guide;
- wherein the end-effector is configured to allow linear sliding of the surgical instrument while limiting lateral movement,
- wherein the end-effector includes tracking markers and the surgical instrument includes tracking markers,
- wherein the movable carriage and the surgical instrument are configured for linear sliding along the linear slide guide of the end-effector.
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A system for robotic-assisted surgery, comprising:
- a base, including a computer;
- a display electronically coupled to the computer;
- a robot arm electronically coupled to the computer and movable based on commands processed by the computer;
- an end-effector, coupled to the robot arm, comprising a clamp configured to couple to the robot arm, a stationary linear guide rail, a moveable carriage slidably coupled to and linearly translatable along the guide rail, and an instrument mount attached to the moveable carriage and configured for securing a surgical instrument to the moveable carriage, wherein the movable carriage and guide rail allow for linear movement of the surgical instrument relative to the guide rail, and
- wherein the active end-effector includes tracking markers and the surgical instrument includes tracking markers,
- wherein the movable carriage and the surgical instrument are configured for linear sliding along the linear guide rail of the end-effector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.