SURGICAL TOOL SYSTEMS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A guided surgical tool assembly comprising:
- a guide tube including at least one sensor;
a surgical instrument moveable with respect to the guide tube,the surgical instrument including at least one detectable feature; and
wherein the at least one sensor is configured and arranged to detect the at least one detectable feature when the surgical instrument is at least partially coupled with the guide tube.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a guided surgical tool assembly with a guide tube including a sensor, a surgical instrument including a detectable feature moveable within the guide tube, and the sensor capable of detecting the detectable feature when the surgical instrument is inserted in the guide tube. Some embodiments include a sensor pad, a guide stop coupled to the surgical instrument, a plunger mechanism including a compressible spring mechanism coupled to the guide tube, and a wiper capable of being sensed by the sensor pad. Some embodiments include a guided surgical tool assembly system comprising a tool sensor system including a processor and at least one data input/output interface. Some embodiments include a medical robot system with a guided surgical tool assembly and including a robot coupled to an effectuator element configured for controlled movement and positioning along one or more of an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis.
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28 Claims
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1. A guided surgical tool assembly comprising:
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a guide tube including at least one sensor; a surgical instrument moveable with respect to the guide tube, the surgical instrument including at least one detectable feature; and wherein the at least one sensor is configured and arranged to detect the at least one detectable feature when the surgical instrument is at least partially coupled with the guide tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A guided surgical tool assembly system comprising:
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a tool sensor system including at least one processor and at least one data input/output interface, the data input interface including at least one sensor; a guide tube including the at least one sensor; a surgical instrument moveable within the guide tube, the surgical instrument including at least one detectable feature; and wherein the at least one sensor is configured and arranged to detect the at least one detectable feature. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A medical robot system, comprising;
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a robot coupled to an effectuator element, the robot configured for controlled movement and positioning; a motor assembly coupled to the robot, the motor assembly being configured to move the effectuator element along one or more of an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis such that movement of the effectuator element along one of the x-, y-, or z-axes occurs independently of movement of the effectuator element along the other axes of the x-, y-, and z-axes, wherein the x-axis is substantially perpendicular to the y- and z-axes, the y-axis is substantially perpendicular to the x- and z-axes, and the z-axis is substantially perpendicular to the x- and y axes; a tool sensor system including at least one processor and at least one data input/output interface, the data input interface including at least one sensor; a guide tube including the at least one sensor; a surgical instrument moveable with respect to the guide tube, the surgical instrument including at least one detectable feature; and wherein the at least one sensor is configured and arranged to detect the at least one detectable feature; and wherein the at least one processor is configured and arranged to detect when the surgical instrument is at least partially coupled with the guide tube. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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