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Surface tracking-based surgical robot system for drilling operation and control method

US11751951B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2020
Grant dateSep 12, 2023
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2090/3762
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surface tracking-based surgical robot system for drilling operations includes surface scanning equipment, a robot arm, and a workstation. To perform a drilling operation, surface information for the target surgery area and the surgical tool held by the robot arm is simultaneously collected with the same surface scanning equipment. A preoperative 3D image of a surgical area and a CAD model of the surgical tool are registered to the collected surface information, through which the relative position between a surgical path and the surgical tool is obtained. Using this relative position, the robot arm aligns to the predefined surgical path using a feedback control method running on a workstation. The drilling operation is then autonomously executed by the robot arm or manually performed under the guidance of the surgical tool held by the robot arm.

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