AUTOMATED ROBOTIC RETRACTOR
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220151714A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:US17476094

    申请日:2021-09-15

    Abstract: Systems and methods for robotic retraction of tissues in a surgical field. Two retractor mechanisms are used on either side of an incision. Each retractor is adapted to be held by a robotic arm, which applies force on the retractor mechanism to pull dissected tissue away from the incision, thus revealing the operative field. A force sensor is employed to measure the force on the retractor, an optional tracking sensor may be used to measure the extent of tissue retraction in two or three dimensions, and both sources of information provided to the robotic controller. By monitoring feedback from either the force sensor or the tracking sensor, the system is able to maintain equal retraction on both sides of the incision. The retractor elements incorporate mechanisms that move down the tissue as the retractors are pulled laterally.

    Semi-rigid bone attachment robotic surgery system

    公开(公告)号:US11701186B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-18

    申请号:US17039597

    申请日:2020-09-30

    Abstract: A bone connection system for attaching a surgical robot having its base mounted in the vicinity of a patient, to a bone of the patient. The system incorporates a switchable bone connection unit attached between the bone and a support element of the robot. This unit has a locked state in which the bone is attached essentially rigidly to the support element, and a released state in which the bone can move relative to the support element. The unit comprises a force sensor for determining the force exerted between the bone and the support element of the robot, and a position sensor for measuring the position of the bone relative to the support element of said robot. The unit switches from its locked state to its released state when the force exceeds a predetermined level, selected to ensure that the bone can move without detaching any bone connection elements.

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