Surgical system for positioning prosthetic component and/or for constraining movement of surgical tool
US9597157B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20305
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical system includes a surgical tool configured to be coupled to a cutting element, a force system configured to provide at least some force to the surgical tool, and a controller programmed to generate control signals. The control signals cause the force system to provide a first constraint on a user's manual movement of the surgical tool when the cutting element is a first cutting element and provide a second constraint, different from the first constraint, on a user's manual movement of the surgical tool when the cutting element is a second cutting element.
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