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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Norbert Johnson, North Andover, MA (US);
Timothy Moulton, Newport, RI (US);
Michael Bartelme, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Rasool Khadem, Superior, CO (US);
Neil R. Crawford, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); B25J 9/1633 (2013.01); B25J 13/085 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2057 (2016.02); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02); A61B 2090/376 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3762 (2016.02); G05B 2219/45117 (2013.01); Y10S 901/09 (2013.01); Y10S 901/23 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robot arm and method for using the robot arm. Embodiments may be directed to an apparatus comprising: a robot arm; an end effector coupled at a distal end of the robot arm and configured to hold a surgical tool; a plurality of motors operable to move the robot arm; and an activation assembly operable to send a move signal allowing an operator to move the robot arm.