Robotic alignment of a tool or pin with a virtual plane
US12178532B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3975
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for creating cuts on a bone are provided utilizing one or more cutting guides assembled to a plurality of bone pins, where the bone pins are inserted on the bone coincident with one or more virtual pin planes defined relative to one or more of the cuts. Alignment guides are also disclosed herein that aid in the creation of pilot holes for receiving a cutting block in a desired position and orientation (POSE). An articulating surgical device actively positions the bone pins coincident with the virtual plane to ensure the cutting guides, when assembled to the pins, aligns one or more guide slots in the desired POSE to create the cuts.
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