US 12,484,981 B2
Active end effectors for surgical robots
Norbert Johnson, North Andover, MA (US); Neil R. Crawford, Chandler, AZ (US); and Steven Chang, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/436,135.
Application 18/436,135 is a continuation of application No. 16/816,998, filed on Mar. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,918,313.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/818,844, filed on Mar. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0180655 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 34/70 (2016.02) [A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 90/03 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2090/033 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3937 (2016.02); A61B 2090/508 (2016.02); A61B 2562/02 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for robotic-assisted surgery, 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; and
an end-effector, coupled to the robot arm, comprising a linear slide guide and a movable carriage adapted to fixedly secure a surgical instrument and slidably coupled to the linear slide guide;
wherein the end-effector is configured to allow linear sliding of the surgical instrument while limiting lateral movement,
wherein the end-effector includes tracking markers and the surgical instrument includes tracking markers,
wherein the movable carriage and the surgical instrument are configured for linear sliding along the linear slide guide of the end-effector.