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US 2025/0026014 A1Published application
Systems and methods for providing haptic guidance
AssigneeMAKO Surgical Corp.
InventorsMark Nadzadi, Rishabh Khurana
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Abstract
A method of operating a robotic device includes tracking movement of a tool coupled to the robotic device, determining a direction of movement of the tool, determining whether the direction of movement points towards a virtual control object, and, in response to a determination that the direction of movement points towards the virtual control object, controlling the robotic device to guide the tool to the virtual control object.
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A method of operating a robotic device, comprising:
- tracking movement of a tool coupled to the robotic device;
- determining a direction of movement of the tool;
- determining whether the direction of movement points towards a virtual control object;
- and
- in response to a determination that the direction of movement points towards the virtual control object, controlling the robotic device to guide the tool to the virtual control object.
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A system, comprising:
- a robotic device;
- a tool coupled to the robotic device;
- circuitry programmed to control the robotic device to:
- determine whether a direction of tracked movement of the robotic device points towards a virtual control object;
- and
- in response to a determination that the direction of movement points towards the virtual control object, control the robotic device to assist the surgical tool toward the virtual control object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.