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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2021
Vicarious Surgical Inc., Charlestown, MA (US);
Adam Sachs, Somerville, MA (US);
Eric Van Albert, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sammy Khalifa, Medford, MA (US);
Robert White, Jr., Charlestown, MA (US);
Ryan Fish, Allston, MA (US);
Eric Kline, Malden, MA (US);
Marshall Wentworth, Somerville, MA (US);
VICARIOUS SURGICAL INC., Charlestown, MA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods, devices and systems for performing robotic procedures. The devices may include one or more robotic arms. The one or more robotic arms may comprise one or more joints. A joint may include a magnetic sensing system. The one or more robotic arms may be configured to move an elbow joint independently from an end effector or origin of the robotic arm. A working end of the robotic arm may be configured for insertion through a trocar into a body cavity of a subject and may be operatively coupled to a motor unit by one or more electrical or mechanical components housed in a support tube.