System and method for manipulating an anatomy

US11723732B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MAKO Surgical Corp. · US

Inventors

• David Gene Bowling · Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, US
• John Michael Stuart · Rio Rancho, US
• Jerry A. Culp · Kalamazoo, US
• Donald W. Malackowski · Schoolcraft, US
• José Luis Moctezuma de la Barrera · Freiburg (Elbe), DE
• Patrick Roessler · Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
• Joel N. Beer · Albuquerque, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 1, 2021
• Grant date: Aug 15, 2023
• Expiry date: Jan 28, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2090/3975
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical system for manipulating an anatomy includes a surgical tool, a robotic manipulator configured to support and move the surgical tool, and one or more controllers that activate a first virtual boundary delineating a first portion of the anatomy that is allowed to be removed by the surgical tool from a second portion of the anatomy that is protected from removal by the surgical tool. The one or more controllers control the robotic manipulator for enabling the surgical tool to perform bulk cutting of the first portion in relation to the first virtual boundary. The one or more controllers control the robotic manipulator for enabling the surgical tool to perform fine cutting of the second portion of the anatomy.