Magnetic-anchored robotic system
First Claim
1. An external anchor assembly for use with a surgical system, the surgical system having an internal anchor assembly configurable to be inserted into and positioned inside a cavity of a body, the external anchor assembly comprising:
- a magnetic assembly having one or more superconducting magnets configurable to generate a magnetic field and a conductive housing for receiving the one or more superconducting magnets;
a temperature control section configurable to control a temperature of the one or more superconducting magnets via the conductive housing; and
an external anchor body configurable to receive the magnetic assembly and the temperature control section, the external anchor body fixably positionable outside of the body;
wherein the magnetic assembly is configurable to magnetically couple to the internal anchor assembly via the magnetic field.
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Abstract
Present example embodiments relate generally to a surgical system comprising an internal anchor assembly configurable to be inserted into and positioned inside a cavity of a body. The surgical system further comprises an external anchor assembly configurable to magnetically couple to the internal anchor assembly. The external anchor assembly may comprise a magnetic assembly. The magnetic assembly may include one or more superconducting magnets configurable to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic assembly may further include a conductive housing for receiving the one or more superconducting magnets. The external anchor assembly may further include a temperature control section configurable to control a temperature of the one or more superconducting magnets via the conductive housing. The external anchor assembly may further include an external anchor body configurable to receive the magnetic assembly and the temperature control section. The external anchor body may be fixably positionable outside of the body.
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36 Claims
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1. An external anchor assembly for use with a surgical system, the surgical system having an internal anchor assembly configurable to be inserted into and positioned inside a cavity of a body, the external anchor assembly comprising:
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a magnetic assembly having one or more superconducting magnets configurable to generate a magnetic field and a conductive housing for receiving the one or more superconducting magnets; a temperature control section configurable to control a temperature of the one or more superconducting magnets via the conductive housing; and an external anchor body configurable to receive the magnetic assembly and the temperature control section, the external anchor body fixably positionable outside of the body; wherein the magnetic assembly is configurable to magnetically couple to the internal anchor assembly via the magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A surgical system comprising:
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an internal anchor assembly, the internal anchor assembly configurable to be inserted into and positioned inside a cavity of a body; and an external anchor assembly configurable to magnetically couple to the internal anchor assembly, the external anchor assembly including; a magnetic assembly having one or more superconducting magnets configurable to generate a magnetic field and a conductive housing for receiving the one or more superconducting magnets; a temperature control section configurable to control a temperature of the one or more superconducting magnets via the conductive housing; and an external anchor body configurable to receive the magnetic assembly and the temperature control section, the external anchor body fixably positionable outside of the body. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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