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Patent No.:

US 12697174 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 20, 2021

Robotic hand-held surgical instrument systems with a visual indicator and methods of controlling the same

Applicant:

Mako Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US);

Inventors:

Phillip Lindeman, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

Dustin James Payne, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

Jeffrey Timmer, Kalamazoo, MI (US);

Nathaniel Abram Mishler, Middleville, MI (US);

Assignee:

MAKO Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US);

Attorney:

Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Marcela I Shirsat

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/15 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/17 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 50/13 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 17/15 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 50/13 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 17/142 (2016.11); A61B 17/1613 (2013.01); A61B 17/1622 (2013.01); A61B 17/1624 (2013.01); A61B 17/1626 (2013.01); A61B 17/1642 (2013.01); A61B 17/1657 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 17/1662 (2013.01); A61B 17/1703 (2013.01); A61B 17/1739 (2013.01); A61B 17/1764 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3983 (2016.02);
Abstract

A system is provided comprising a robotic instrument for use with a surgical tool. In some versions, the robotic instrument comprises a hand-held portion to be held by a user and a tool support movably coupled to the hand-held portion to support the surgical tool. A plurality of actuators operatively interconnect the tool support and the hand-held portion to move the tool support in three degrees of freedom relative to the hand-held portion. An optional constraint assembly may operatively interconnect the tool support and the hand-held portion to constrain movement of the tool support relative to the hand-held portion in three degrees of freedom. A visual indicator assists users in positioning hand-held portion of the instrument to maximize the useability of the system.

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