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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Szymon Kostrzewski, Lausanne, CH;
Philippe Berard, Chavannes-pres-Renens, CH;
Charles Baur, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, CH;
John Michael Duff, La Croix-sur-Lutry, CH;
Kishore Sandu, Savigny, CH;
Szymon Kostrzewski, Lausanne, CH;
Philippe Berard, Chavannes-pres-Renens, CH;
Charles Baur, Saint-Aubin-Sauges, CH;
John Michael Duff, La Croix-sur-Lutry, CH;
Kishore Sandu, Savigny, CH;
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method, such as a surgical method for assisting a surgeon for placing screws in the spine using a robot attached to a passive structure. The present invention also related to a method, such as a surgical method for assisting a surgeon for removing volumes in the body of a patient using a robot attached to a passive structure and to a device to carry out said methods. The present invention further concerns a device suitable to carry out the methods according to the present invention.