CPC A61B 90/06 (2016.02) [A61B 17/072 (2013.01); A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/76 (2016.02); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00123 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07214 (2013.01); A61B 2017/07285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0811 (2016.02); A61B 2562/0223 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A robotic surgical tool, comprising:
a tool driver;
a drive housing inductively coupled to the tool driver when mounted to the tool driver and generating a magnetic field, the drive housing including one or more component parts made of or including a magnetically responsive material; and
a computer system programmed to process an intensity of the magnetic field and a field distortion caused by the one or more component parts, and further programmed to generate a notification when the field distortion changes.
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