Haptic guidance system and method

US8010180B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• MAKO Surgical Corp. · US

Inventors

• Arthur Quaid · Chimney Lakes, US
• Hyosig Kang · Weston, US
• Dennis Moses · Hollywood, US
• Rony Abovitz · Hollywood, US
• Scott Illsley · Waterloo, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 21, 2006
• Grant date: Aug 30, 2011
• Expiry date: Jan 12, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H40/63
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical apparatus includes a surgical device, configured to be manipulated by a user to perform a procedure on a patient, and a computer system. The computer system is programmed to implement control parameters for controlling the surgical device to provide at least one of haptic guidance to the user and a limit on user manipulation of the surgical device, based on a relationship between an anatomy of the patient and at least one of a position, an orientation, a velocity, and an acceleration of a portion of the surgical device, and to adjust the control parameters in response to movement of the anatomy during the procedure.