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Systems and methods for trocar kinematics

US12201387B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 2021
Grant dateJan 21, 2025
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2034/302
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for discretizing a movement or a motion of one or more robotic arms. The system may comprise a robotic arm, an end effector coupled to a distal portion of the robotic arm, and a trocar through which the end effector may be inserted. The trocar may comprise a trocar reference point. The system may further comprise a processor configured to (i) determine a starting position and a destination position of a distal end of the end effector, (ii) determine a path between the starting position and the destination position, (iii) determine a plurality of points along the path, and (iv) determine a set of motions to move the distal end of the end effector from the starting position to the destination position, based at least in part on the trocar reference point.

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