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US 2024/0180656 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.
Claims8
A method for performing a robotic-assisted surgery, the method comprising:
- coupling an active end-effector to a robot arm with a clamp, the active end-effector including a stationary guide rail and a moveable carriage linearly translatable along the guide rail;
- inserting a surgical instrument into an instrument mount coupled to the moveable carriage;
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- moving the surgical instrument along a vertical axis due to movement of the carriage along the guide rail.
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