US 12,251,168 B2
Systems, methods, and devices for localized tracking of a vertebral body or other anatomic structure
Robert Brik, Cambridge, MA (US); Brice Dudley, Jr., Round Rock, TX (US); William Miller, Middleboro, MA (US); Marc Puls, Thörigen (CH); William Frasier, New Bedford, MA (US); and Cheng-Ju Wu, Raynham, MA (US)
Assigned to Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CH)
Filed by Medos International Sarl, Le Locle (CN)
Filed on May 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/334,308.
Prior Publication US 2022/0378511 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/70 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 34/20 (2016.02) [A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/7074 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00119 (2013.01); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2053 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2063 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 2090/064 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A surgical system, comprising:
a robot arm;
a cannula coupled to the robot arm;
a localized navigation sensor coupled to a distal end of the cannula and configured to detect movement of an anatomic structure relative to the cannula; and
a controller configured to:
receive data from the localized navigation sensor;
receive data from a global navigation system that tracks a location of a navigation marker located remotely from the anatomic structure; and
determine if movement of the anatomic structure detected by the localized navigation sensor is tracked by the global navigation system.