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Method and system for guiding user positioning of a robot

US10864050B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2017
Grant dateDec 15, 2020
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2090/502
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system and process is provided for dynamically positioning or repositioning a robot in a surgical context based on workspace and task requirements, manipulator requirements, or user preferences to execute a surgical plan. The system and method accurately determines and indicates an optimal position for a robot with respect to a patient's anatomy before or during a surgical procedure. Optimal positions for a robot are intuitively indicated to a user, surgical procedures can illustratively include surgery to the knee joint, hip joint, spine, shoulder joint, elbow joint, ankle joint, jaw, a tumor site, joints of the hand or foot, and other appropriate surgical sites.

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