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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
May. 09, 2022
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Hayden Cameron, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Spiros Mantzavinos, Nashua, NH (US);
Neil R. Crawford, Chandler, AZ (US);
Sanjay Joshi, Andover, MA (US);
Norbert Johnson, North Andover, MA (US);
James Cascarano, Cambridge, MA (US);
Justin Larson, Reading, MA (US);
Stephen Cicchini, North Wales, PA (US);
Ross Morris, Norristown, PA (US);
Christopher Angelucci, Schwenksville, PA (US);
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Abstract
A system for robotic surgery makes use of an end-effector which has been configured so that a drill connected thereto is guided in its trajectory and limited in its advancement into an associated anatomical feature by a drill guide. The drill guide may be adjusted manually to engage a corresponding surface of the drill after its advancement by a pre-selected amount. The drill guide likewise includes features to guide the drill during trajectories having oblique angles relative to the surface of the anatomical feature associated with the medical procedure.