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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2022
Applicant:
Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Inventors:
Neil R. Crawford, Chandler, AZ (US);
Norbert Johnson, North Andover, MA (US);
Nicholas Theodore, Ruxton, MD (US);
Assignee:
Globus Medical Inc., Audubon, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/7035 (2013.01); A61B 17/7082 (2013.01); A61B 17/7083 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 90/11 (2016.02); A61B 2017/0042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 17/1757 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 2090/365 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3762 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3945 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02); A61M 29/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for aiding insertion of a surgical implant by providing a threaded guide tube configured to engage a threaded surgical instrument such that an end-effector of a robot may provide force to drive the surgical implant into a patient. In addition, devices, systems, and methods relating to a dilator system for use with a robotic system that allows independent and separate control of tools within the dilator system.