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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2020
Mako Surgical Corp., Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Alan Ross, Albequerque, NM (US);
Paul Shiels, Albequerque, NM (US);
MAKO Surgical Corp., Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Abstract
A portable surgical robot includes a surgical device and a cart. The surgical device is coupled to the cart. The cart includes a chassis, a mount coupled to the chassis, a carriage pivotally coupled to the mount, and a set of wheels. The carriage includes a first bracket positioned at a first lateral end of the carriage and a second bracket positioned at a second lateral end of the carriage. A first wheel of the set of wheels is coupled to the first bracket and a second wheel of the set of wheels is coupled to the second bracket. The carriage is configured to pivot relative to the mount to prevent at least one of (i) rocking of the portable surgical robot, (ii) fluttering of the first wheel, (iii) fluttering of the second wheel, and (iv) tipping of the portable surgical robot.