Swivel bed for a surgical robotics system

US9636184B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jason Lee · Milpitas, US
• Alan Yu · Union City, US
• Frederic H. Moll · San Francisco, US
• Benjamin Richter · San Leandro, US
• Mark H. Olson · San Francisco, US
• Jason Gonzalez · Fort Collins, US
• Kyle Andrew Tucker · San Francisco, US
• Paxton Maeder-York · San Francisco, US
• Gregory T. Schulte · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 13, 2016
• Grant date: May 2, 2017
• Expiry date: May 13, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S901/28
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical robotics system with robotic arms is configurable to perform a variety of surgical procedures. The system includes a table, column, base, and robotic arms that are either column-mounted, rail-mounted, or mounted on a separate unit. In a column-mounted configuration, the column includes column rings that translate vertically and rotate about the column. The robotic arms are attached to the column rings. In a rail-mounted configuration, the base includes base rails that translate along the base. The robotic arms are attached to the base rails. In both, the robotic arms move independently from each other and include multiple arm segments. Each arm segment provides an additional degree of freedom to the robotic arm. Thus, the system may position the robotic arms into numerous configurations to access different parts of a patient's body. The surgical bed may include a swivel segment that rotates laterally on the plane of the bed.