US 12,076,097 B2
Robotic navigational system for interbody implants
Paden Troxell, Philadelphia, PA (US); Kyle Van Leer, Jeffersonville, PA (US); Stephen Cicchini, North Wales, PA (US); Neil R. Crawford, Chandler, AZ (US); Andrew Berkowitz, Philadelphia, PA (US); Norbert Johnson, North Andover, MA (US); Jeffrey Forsyth, Cranston, RI (US); Ryan Decker, Pittsburgh, PA (US); Eric Studley, Cohasset, MA (US); James Cascarano, Cambridge, MA (US); Dana Wisniewski, Douglassville, PA (US); Hayden Cameron, Philadelphia, PA (US); Mir Hussain, Downingtown, PA (US); and Sanjay M. Joshi, Andover, MA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/673,860.
Application 17/673,860 is a continuation of application No. 16/885,561, filed on May 28, 2020, granted, now 11,628,023.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/872,278, filed on Jul. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0331022 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 34/30 (2016.02) [A61B 17/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/1671 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61F 2/4455 (2013.01); A61F 2/4611 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61F 2002/4632 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A robotic navigation system comprising:
a robot comprising:
a base, including a computer;
a display electronically coupled to the computer;
a robot arm electronically coupled to the computer and movable based on commands processed by the computer;
an end-effector electronically coupled to the robot arm;
an access instrument coupled to the end-effector with an articulating arm; and
a camera configured to detect one or more tracking markers; and
a navigable inserter including a sleeve having a longitudinal axis, a rotatable body coupled to the sleeve, and an array of tracking markers connected to the rotatable body,
wherein the rotatable body is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis such that the array is viewable by the camera.