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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
May. 05, 2022
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Andreas Tobergte, Munich, DE;
Tom Baker, Germering, DE;
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); B25J 9/1674 (2013.01); G16H 40/40 (2018.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); A61B 2090/066 (2016.02);
Abstract
The surgical robotic system includes a robotic arm having one or more joints, each having a motor and at least one torque sensor and a velocity sensor. The system also includes a main controller, which outputs a drive command to the motor thereby actuating the motor. The system further includes a safety observer, which receives a measured velocity of the motor from the sensor, calculates an observed velocity, and detects a failure in operation of the at least one joint based on the observed velocity and the measured velocity.