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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Mazor Robotics Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Inventors:
Moshe Shoham, Hoshaya, IL;
Eli Zehavi, Haifa, IL;
Assignee:
MAZOR ROBOTICS LTD., Caesarea, unknown;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/2203 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/11 (2016.02); A61B 17/1703 (2013.01); A61B 17/1707 (2013.01); A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00119 (2013.01); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for detecting or predicting surgical tool-bone skiving are disclosed. In some embodiments, the surgical tool is movably and/or snugly disposed within a guide-sleeve. In some embodiments, a magnitude of a lateral force between the surgical tool and the guide-sleeve is measured (e.g. by a force sensor or strain sensor). The present or future skiving may be detected or predicted according to the magnitude of the lateral force. In some embodiments, an alert signal is generated in response to the detecting or predicting of the skiving.