Surgical system with configurable rail-mounted mechanical arms
First Claim
1. A medical device comprising:
- a horizontal platform having a first lateral side, a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, a top end, and a bottom end opposite the top end;
a first linear rail portion extending along the first lateral side of the horizontal platform;
a second linear rail portion extending along the second lateral side of the horizontal platform and toward and beyond the bottom end of the horizontal platform;
a carriage configured to translate along the second linear rail portion, the carriage being operatively coupled to the second linear rail portion; and
a robotic arm operatively coupled to the carriage,wherein the robotic arm is configured to be moved about the horizontal platform by the carriage to perform a medical procedure on a patient on the horizontal platform, andwherein the entirety of the carriage is configured to be moved beyond the bottom end of the horizontal platform along the second linear rail portion parallel to the second lateral side.
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Abstract
A robotic surgical system comprises a horizontal platform to support a patient, a rail positioned about the horizontal platform, a carriage operatively coupled to and configured to translate along the rail, and a robotic arm operatively coupled to the carriage and translated about the patient by the rail. The robotic arm is configured to operate on the patient in a variety of positions provided by the translating carriage. The rail provides a rounded path for the carriage, such as a U-shaped path. The U-shaped path may comprise a first leg and a second leg, the first leg longer than the second leg. Furthermore, the system may comprise a plurality of carriages operatively coupled to the rail and a plurality of robotic arms. Also, the system may further comprise a central base which the horizontal platform can articulate relative to, such as by translating horizontally or vertically, rotating, or titling.
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19 Claims
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1. A medical device comprising:
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a horizontal platform having a first lateral side, a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, a top end, and a bottom end opposite the top end; a first linear rail portion extending along the first lateral side of the horizontal platform; a second linear rail portion extending along the second lateral side of the horizontal platform and toward and beyond the bottom end of the horizontal platform; a carriage configured to translate along the second linear rail portion, the carriage being operatively coupled to the second linear rail portion; and a robotic arm operatively coupled to the carriage, wherein the robotic arm is configured to be moved about the horizontal platform by the carriage to perform a medical procedure on a patient on the horizontal platform, and wherein the entirety of the carriage is configured to be moved beyond the bottom end of the horizontal platform along the second linear rail portion parallel to the second lateral side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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