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US 2026/0029005 A1Published application
Techniques For Securing Together Components Of One Or More Surgical Carts
AssigneeMAKO Surgical Corp.
InventorsPaul Shiels, Mohammad Salaheldin Sallam
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Abstract
A surgical cart includes a moveable base with wheels and a pillar extending from the base. First and second adjustable arms extend from the pillar. A navigation camera unit is coupled to the first adjustable arm and include a camera handle that extends from the navigation camera unit. A surgical monitor is coupled to the second adjustable arm and has a monitor screen and a docking feature fixed to a back panel of the surgical monitor. The camera handle is engageable with the docking feature to selectively couple together, and to limit relative movement between, the navigation camera unit and the surgical monitor.
Claims20
A surgical cart comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the base such that the base is moveable;
- a pillar extending from the base;
- a first adjustable arm extending from the pillar;
- a navigation camera unit coupled to the first adjustable arm such that the navigation camera unit is moveable relative to the base via the first adjustable arm, wherein a camera handle is coupled to and extends from the navigation camera unit;
- a second adjustable arm extending from the pillar;
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- a surgical monitor coupled to the second adjustable arm such that the surgical monitor is moveable relative to the base via the second adjustable arm, the surgical monitor having a monitor screen and a back panel opposite the monitor screen, and wherein a docking feature is fixed to the back panel of the surgical monitor;
- and
- wherein the camera handle is engageable with the docking feature to selectively couple together, and to limit relative movement between, the navigation camera unit and the surgical monitor.
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A surgical cart comprising:
- a base that is movable;
- a pillar extending vertically from the base;
- a first polyarticular arm extending horizontally from the pillar at a first location;
- a second polyarticular arm extending horizontally from the pillar at a second location located below the first location;
- a navigation camera unit coupled to the first polyarticular arm and comprising a camera handle that is coupled to and extends from below the navigation camera unit, the camera handle terminating at a distal end;
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- a surgical monitor coupled to the second polyarticular arm and including a monitor screen and a back panel opposite the monitor screen, and wherein a holster is fixed to the back panel of the surgical monitor, the holster defining a holster interior, and the holster is configured to receive the distal end of the camera handle within the holster interior to selectively couple together, and to limit relative movement between, the navigation camera unit and the surgical monitor.
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A surgical system comprising:
- a first surgical cart comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the base such that the base is moveable;
- a robotic arm coupled to the base;
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- a cart tracker coupled to the base with an adjustable tracker arm;
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- a second surgical cart separate from the first surgical cart and comprising:
- a base;
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the base such that the base is moveable;
- a pillar extending from the base;
- a first adjustable arm extending from the pillar;
- a navigation camera unit coupled to the first adjustable arm such that the navigation camera unit is moveable relative to the base via the first adjustable arm, wherein a camera handle is coupled to and extends from the navigation camera unit, and wherein the navigation camera unit is configured to detect the cart tracker;
- a second adjustable arm extending from the pillar;
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- a surgical monitor coupled to the second adjustable arm such that the surgical monitor is moveable relative to the base via the second adjustable arm, the surgical monitor having a monitor screen configured to display information acquired by the navigation camera unit, and a back panel opposite the monitor screen, and wherein a docking feature is fixed to the back panel of the surgical monitor;
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- wherein the camera handle is engageable with the docking feature to selectively couple together, and to limit relative movement between, the navigation camera unit and the surgical monitor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.