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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
David W. Smith, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Regina DeSanctis-Smith, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Alan M. Pitt, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Nicholas Theodore, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Neil Crawford, Tempe, AZ (US);
Assignee:
GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 90/10 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 5/06 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/73 (2016.02); A61B 90/10 (2016.02); A61B 90/11 (2016.02); A61B 90/36 (2016.02); A61B 17/3478 (2013.01); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02);
Abstract
A method and system for performing invasive procedures includes a surgical robot which is controlled by a guidance system that uses time of flight calculations from RF transmitters embedded in the robot, surgical instrument, and patient anatomy. Sensors around the room detect RF transmissions emitted by the RF transmitters and drive the robot according to a preprogrammed trajectory entered into the guidance system.