Miniature bone-mounted surgical robot
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1. A surgical system, comprising:
- a surgical robot for manipulating a surgical tool to a surgical site during a surgical procedure;
an attachment member configured and dimensioned to mount the surgical robot on a bone associated with said surgical site, such that said robot is supported in its entirety by said bone; and
a controller programmed prior to said surgical procedure to direct the robot to position the surgical tool at the surgical site.
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Abstract
A miniature surgical robot and a method for using it are disclosed. The miniature surgical robot attaches directly with the bone of a patient. Two-dimensional X-ray images of the robot on the bone are registered with three-dimensional images of the bone. This locates the robot precisely on the bone of the patient. The robot is then directed to pre-operative determined positions based on a pre-operative plan by the surgeon. The robot then moves to the requested surgical site and aligns a sleeve through which the surgeon can insert a surgical tool.
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1. A surgical system, comprising:
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a surgical robot for manipulating a surgical tool to a surgical site during a surgical procedure;
an attachment member configured and dimensioned to mount the surgical robot on a bone associated with said surgical site, such that said robot is supported in its entirety by said bone; and
a controller programmed prior to said surgical procedure to direct the robot to position the surgical tool at the surgical site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A surgical system for facilitating a surgical procedure at a surgical site, comprising:
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a surgical robot comprising a base member;
two pairs of actuators extending outward from the base member at fixed angles, wherein said actuators each have first and second ends, said first ends of a pair being spaced apart on said base member and said second ends of a pair coming together to define a tool holding element;
an attachment member removably securable to the robot base member and configured and dimensioned to mount the surgical robot on a bone associated with said surgical site, such that said robot is supported in its entirety by said bone; and
a controller including a cpu and user interface communicating with said robot, said cpu containing a program for guiding the robot based on data generated from surgical site images created prior to said surgical procedure.
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17. A surgical system, comprising:
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a surgical robot for manipulating a surgical tool to a surgical site during a surgical procedure;
an attachment member comprising a bone attachment portion configured for mounting on a patient bone, such that said robot is supported in its entirety by said bone; and
a robot receiving portion mounted on said bone attachment portions, wherein said robot receiving portion is alignable on said bone attachment portion to provide a robot receiving surface of a selected orientation; and
a controller programmed to locate said surgical robot with respect to a patient anatomy. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A surgical system for performing a procedure at a surgical site wherein a bone is associated with the surgical site and has a known relationship to the surgical site, said system comprising:
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a surgical robot for manipulating a surgical tool at the surgical site;
an attachment member configured and dimensioned to be attached directly to the bone to define a fixed orientation between the bone and surgical robot; and
a controlled programmed prior to the surgical procedure to direct the robot to position the surgical tool with respect to the surgical site based at least in part on said fixed orientation. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A surgical system, comprising:
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a surgical robot for manipulating a surgical tool to a surgical site during a surgical procedure;
an attachment member configured and dimensioned to be attached directly to a bone associated with the surgical site, said attachment member providing a fixed orientation between the bone and surgical robot such that a reorientation of the bone resulting from movement of the bone results in a corresponding reorientation of the robot whereby said fixed orientation is maintained; and
a controller programmed prior to the surgical procedure to direct the robot to position the surgical tool with respect to the surgical site based in part on said fixed orientation.
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