SAFETY MECHANISM FOR ROBOTIC BONE CUTTING
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2022149139A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-14

    申请号:PCT/IL2022/050029

    申请日:2022-01-09

    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a safety mechanism for a robotically controlled surgical tool. Embodiments of the methods use sensors to detect parameters that vary by the tissue traversed by a surgical tool. The sensors detect signals arising from the interaction of the surgical tool with the tissue and provide this information to a robotic controller. For example, during drilling, the sensors may measure power, vibration, sound frequency, mechanical load, electrical impedance, and distance traversed according to preoperative measurements on a three-dimensional image set used for planning the tool trajectory. By comparing the detected output with that expected for the tool position based on the planned trajectory, identified discrepancies in output would indicate that the tool has veered from the planned trajectory. The robotic controller may then alter the tool trajectory, change the speed of the tool, or discontinue power to the tool, thereby preventing damage to underlying tissue.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRAPE VOLUME CONTROL
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:WO2021240296A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-02

    申请号:PCT/IB2021/054214

    申请日:2021-05-17

    Abstract: A system for controlling a volume of a drape according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a drape (102) operable to substantially cover an articulated member (104) and having a pressure source opening (121) and at least one tool opening (117), the pressure source opening defining a path for a fluid to flow into or out of a volume substantially enclosed by the drape, the at least one tool opening enabling a tool (106) to be supported by the articulated member outside of the volume substantially enclosed by the drape; at least one sensor (114) operable to monitor a characteristic of the system; and a controller (112) that causes the volume substantially enclosed by the drape to increase to a maximum volume, decrease to a minimum volume, or maintain an operating volume, and wherein the drape increasingly conforms to the articulated member as the volume substantially enclosed by the drape is decreased.

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