Surgical tool systems and methods

US11974886B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Globus Medical, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Neil R. Crawford · Chandler, US
• Christopher Alan Major · Santa Clara, US
• Michael Bartelme · Eden Prairie, US
• Norbert Johnson · North Andover, US
• Stephen Cicchini · North Wales, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 28, 2023
• Grant date: May 7, 2024
• Expiry date: Feb 28, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B2560/0437
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a surgical robot system may include an end-effector element configured for controlled movement and positioning and tracking of surgical instruments and objects relative to an image of a patient's anatomical structure. In some embodiments the end-effector and instruments may be tracked by surgical robot system and displayed to a user. In some embodiments, tracking of a target anatomical structure and objects, both in a navigation space and an image space, may be provided by a dynamic reference base located at a position away from the target anatomical structure.