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US 2025/0032275 A1Published application
Minimally invasive use of robotic appendage for surgery and expansive device and surgical implant
OwnerDouglas George Hughesinventor
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Abstract
A device for safely approaching vertebral disc space utilizing stereotactic guidance, clearing material from the disc space, a device for expanding the disc space, stereotactic methods for implant planning and monitoring articulating instrument end effectors and a device for implantation into the disc space for the purpose of fusion or disc replacement.
Claims8
A device for use in separating adjacent intervertebral discs comprising:
- a length of tubing having a first end configured for operable connection to a fill material reservoir and a second end having a predetermined shape for receiving the fill material secured thereto, and
- wherein the predetermined shape is rolled and compressed in a first position and where the predetermined shape takes form at room temperature substantially equal to or greater than a body temperature, the predetermined shape is unrollable and its thickness adjustable.
An implant having a predetermined shape and comprising:
- A implant body having a predetermined shape and an inner cannula extending thereinto and the inner cannula having a threaded length for connection to a catheter wherein the implant body is flattened and rolled around the inner cannula for insertion into a body cavity and wherein the implant body can be unrolled and filled with a material when positioned in the body cavity.
A connection mechanism for a surgical drill shaft and a robotic arm comprising:
- a connector having a first end for operable connection with the robotic arm and a second end for receiving a shaft of the surgical drill therein;
- and
- one or more limiting tabs configured to control or limit the movement of the drill in one or a vertical or horizontal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.