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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2018
Synaptive Medical Inc., Toronto, CA;
Cameron Piron, Toronto, CA;
Michael Wood, Toronto, CA;
Gal Sela, Toronto, CA;
Joshua Richmond, Toronto, CA;
Murugathas Yuwaraj, Toronto, CA;
Stephen McFadyen, Toronto, CA;
Alex Panther, Toronto, CA;
Nishanthan Shanmugaratnam, Toronto, CA;
William Lau, Toronto, CA;
Monroe M. Thomas, Toronto, CA;
Wes Hodges, Toronto, CA;
Simon Alexander, Toronto, CA;
David Gallop, Toronto, CA;
SYNAPTIVE MEDICAL INC., Toronto, CA;
Abstract
System and methods are provided for adaptively and intraoperatively configuring an automated arm used during a medical procedure. The automated arm is configured to position and orient an end effector on the automated arm a desired distance and orientation from a target. The end effector may be an external video scope and the target may be a surgical port. The positions and orientations of the end effector and the target may be continuously updated. The position of the arm may be moved to new locations responsive to user commands. The automated arm may include a multi-joint arm attached to a weighted frame. The weighted frame may include a tower and a supporting beam.