US 12,245,828 B2
Systems and methods for facilitating robotic surgical procedures
Albert Kim, San Diego, CA (US); and Gregory Pellegrino, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/425,452.
Application 18/425,452 is a continuation of application No. 17/696,203, filed on Mar. 16, 2022, granted, now 11,918,308.
Application 17/696,203 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/052512, filed on Sep. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/905,340, filed on Sep. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/905,379, filed on Sep. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0206991 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 3/033 (2013.01)
CPC A61B 34/25 (2016.02) [A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); A61B 2034/102 (2016.02); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/252 (2016.02); A61B 2034/254 (2016.02); G06F 3/0334 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A robotic surgical system comprising:
a digital processing device comprising a processor, a memory, an operating system configured to perform executable instructions, a computer program including instructions executable by the digital processing device to create a graphical user interface (GUI) that is interactive with a user, and a digital display to display the GUI to the user,
wherein the GUI comprises a first image and a second image of a surgical site, the first image and the second image including an anatomical structure of a patient with different orientations, and wherein the GUI further comprises a representation of a surgical tool superimposed on the anatomical structure in the first image and the second image, the representation including color coding,
wherein the GUI comprises a status indicator bar, wherein the status indicator bar includes a first icon including instructive information related to the surgical tool and a second icon including status information of a surgical procedure using the surgical tool, wherein the GUI is configured to allow the user to interact directly with the first icon based on the instructive information or provide an input related to operation of the surgical tool based on the instructive information, and wherein the GUI is configured to provide an audio cue, a visual cue, or both simultaneously to the user based on the user's input, and configured to prompt the user to a next stage of the surgical procedure by changing the first icon, the second icon, or both if a status change criterion has been met; and
a robotic arm in communication with the digital processing device, wherein the robotic arm is controlled by the digital processing device to automatically move, approach the surgical tool, or move the surgical tool, based on the input provided by the user at the GUI until a pre-determined stopping criterion is met.