Modularity system for computer assisted surgery
US6785593B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/923
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical system that allows a medical device to be controlled by one of two input devices. The input devices may be consoles that contain handles and a screen. The medical devices may include robotic arms and instruments used to perform a medical procedure. The system may include an arbitrator that determines which console has priority to control one or more of the robotic arms/instruments.
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