US 12,251,178 B2
Surgical platform with motorized arms for adjustable arm supports
Allison Tiffany Tse, San Francisco, CA (US); Christian de Jesus Ruiz, Redwood City, CA (US); Yoichiro Dan, Los Altos, CA (US); Nicholas J. Eyre, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Sven Wehrmann, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to Auris Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed by Auris Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/545,999.
Application 17/545,999 is a continuation of application No. 16/796,053, filed on Feb. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,202,683.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/809,197, filed on Feb. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0096179 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61G 13/08 (2006.01); A61G 13/10 (2006.01); B25J 5/04 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/04 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 34/30 (2016.02) [A61G 13/08 (2013.01); A61G 13/101 (2013.01); B25J 5/04 (2013.01); B25J 9/0009 (2013.01); B25J 9/046 (2013.01); B25J 9/102 (2013.01); B25J 17/025 (2013.01); B25J 19/0004 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02); A61B 2034/303 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3764 (2016.02); A61B 2090/508 (2016.02)] 7 Claims
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1. A method for positioning a motorized arm of a robotic medical system, the method comprising:
rotating a link of the motorized arm by actuating an actuator to drive rotation of a rotary joint;
applying a brake to the rotary joint to stop rotation of the link; and
actuating an arbor to increase a torsional stiffness of the rotary joint.