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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
May. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Kb Medical, SA, Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Szymon Kostrzewski, Lausanne, CH;
Billy Nussbaumer, Boudry, CH;
Assignee:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 27/14 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02);
Abstract
Described herein is a surgical instrument holder for use with a robotic surgical system, for example, during spinal surgery. In certain embodiments, the surgical instrument holder is an interface between the robotic arm and a surgical instrument used during surgery. This interface may hold the surgical instrument precisely, rigidly, and in a stable manner while permitting a surgeon to easily and quickly install or withdraw the instrument in case of emergency.