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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Mako Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US);
Inventors:
Hyosig Kang, Weston, FL (US);
Scott Nortman, Sunrise, FL (US);
Assignee:
MAKO Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 17/16 (2013.01); A61B 17/1622 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/75 (2016.02); A61B 34/76 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 90/03 (2016.02);
Abstract
A method includes providing a handheld manipulator, a surgical tool coupled to the handheld manipulator, and a mechanical arm, affecting, with the handheld manipulator connected to the mechanical arm, motion of the surgical tool by operating a motor of the handheld manipulator, and affecting, with the handheld manipulator disconnected from the mechanical arm, the motion of the surgical tool by operating the motor of the handheld manipulator.