Bone motion tracking system
US6322567A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/363
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of tracking and compensating for bone motion when operating on bone (50) with surgical robotic arm (20), comprising: determining a spatial relationship between surgical robotic arm (20) and bone (50); tracking translational and rotational movements of bone (50) with a bone motion detector, which preferably comprises a passive mechanical arm (40); and updating the spatial relationship as bone (50) moves.
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