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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Chris Alan Lightcap, Davie, FL (US);
Hyosig Kang, Weston, FL (US);
Inventors:
Chris Alan Lightcap, Davie, FL (US);
Hyosig Kang, Weston, FL (US);
Assignee:
MAKO Surgical Corp., Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/2203 (2013.01); A61B 19/30 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00339 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0044 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00839 (2013.01); A61B 2019/2292 (2013.01); Y10S 901/02 (2013.01); Y10S 901/34 (2013.01); Y10S 901/35 (2013.01);
Abstract
A computer-assisted surgery system may have a robotic arm including a surgical tool and a processor communicatively connected to the robotic arm. The processor may be configured to receive, from a neural monitor, a signal indicative of a distance between the surgical tool and a portion of a patient's anatomy including nervous tissue. The processor may be further configured to generate a command for altering a degree to which the robotic arm resists movement based on the signal received from the neural monitor; and send the command to the robotic arm.