US 12,239,392 B2
Surgical tool and robotic system comprising such a surgical tool
Nicolas Demanget, Gieres (FR); Alasdair Mercer, Leeds (GB); Andrew Burton, Raynham, MA (US); Stefan Gisler, Oberdorf (CH); Kevin Zylka, Blue Ash, OH (US); Yuji Ikeda, New York, NY (US); Sourav Ghosh, Leeds (GB); Matt Miller, Blue Ash, OH (US); Anthony Leandri, Gieres (FR); and Bruno Alessandri, Oberdorf (CH)
Assigned to Synthes GmbH, Oberdorf (CH)
Filed by Synthes GmbH, Oberdorf (CH)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/097,586.
Claims priority of application No. 19210955 (EP), filed on Nov. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0153957 A1, May 27, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/14 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 34/30 (2016.02) [A61B 17/14 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00424 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61F 2/461 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical tool comprising:
a body defining a longitudinal axis;
an end-effector extending from a distal end of the body, the end-effector being movable relative to the body about a pivot axis;
a first connector configured to rigidly secure the body to a planar mechanism;
a second connector configured to rigidly secure a distal part of a tracker to the body; and
a third connector configured to rigidly secure a proximal part of the tracker to the body;
wherein the first and second connectors are symmetrical to each other with respect to a plane comprising the longitudinal axis and the pivot axis and are adapted for attachment of either the tracker or the planar mechanism.