Methods relating to microsurgical robot system
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1. A method of operating a surgical system, comprising:
- obtaining a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan in which magnetic resonance (MR) visible targets are located;
registering positional data for a robotic arm to the MRI scan using a digitizing tool, the robotic arm configured as a yaw plane manipulator and including;
multiple joints and multiple degrees of freedom, the multiple joints including a first yaw joint, a second yaw joint and a third yaw joint, the yaw joints operatively linked by a plurality of roll joints;
an MR-compatible structural material;
multiple MR-compatible joint motors;
multiple MR-compatible joint encoders; and
an end effector holding an MR-compatible surgical tool having a tool tip; and
displaying a location of at least the tool tip relative to an image from the MRI scan.
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Abstract
A method of operating a surgical system. The method includes obtaining a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan in which magnetic resonance (MR) visible targets are located; registering a robotic arm to the MRI scan using a digitizing tool, the robotic arm including: multiple joints and multiple degrees of freedom; an MR-compatible structural material; multiple MR-compatible joint motors; multiple MR-compatible joint encoders; and an end effector holding an MR-compatible surgical tool having a tool tip; and displaying a location of the tool tip relative to an image from the MRI scan.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of operating a surgical system, comprising:
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obtaining a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan in which magnetic resonance (MR) visible targets are located; registering positional data for a robotic arm to the MRI scan using a digitizing tool, the robotic arm configured as a yaw plane manipulator and including; multiple joints and multiple degrees of freedom, the multiple joints including a first yaw joint, a second yaw joint and a third yaw joint, the yaw joints operatively linked by a plurality of roll joints; an MR-compatible structural material; multiple MR-compatible joint motors; multiple MR-compatible joint encoders; and an end effector holding an MR-compatible surgical tool having a tool tip; and displaying a location of at least the tool tip relative to an image from the MRI scan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of using a surgical tool, comprising:
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receiving input from a master hand controller; and driving a robotic arm based on the input received from the master hand controller, the robotic arm configured as a yaw plane manipulator and including; multiple joints and multiple degrees of freedom, the multiple joints including a first, second and third yaw joint, the yaw joints operatively linked by a plurality of roll joints; an MR-compatible structural material; multiple MR-compatible joint motors; multiple MR-compatible joint encoders; and an end effector holding a surgical tool. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a surgical system comprising one or more robotic arms, the method comprising:
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obtaining a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan in which magnetic resonance (MR) visible targets are located; registering positional data for a robotic arm to the MRI scan using a digitizing tool, the robotic arm configured as a yaw plane manipulator and including; multiple joints and multiple degrees of freedom, the multiple joints including a first yaw joint, a second yaw joint and a third yaw joint, the yaw joints operatively linked by a plurality of roll joints; an MR-compatible structural material; multiple MR-compatible joint motors; multiple MR-compatible joint encoders; and an end effector configured for holding an MR-compatible surgical tool; determining a location of the surgical tool relative to an MR image based on the positional data and signals from the multiple MR-compatible joint encoders; and displaying at least a portion of the surgical tool relative to the MR image. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of operating a surgical system comprising one or more robotic arms, the method comprising:
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obtaining a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan in which magnetic resonance (MR) visible targets are located; registering positional data for a robotic arm to the MRI scan, the robotic arm configured as a yaw plane manipulator and including; multiple joints and multiple degrees of freedom, the multiple joints including a first yaw joint, a second yaw joint and a third yaw joint, the yaw joints operatively linked by a plurality of roll joints; an MR-compatible structural material; multiple MR-compatible joint motors; multiple MR-compatible joint encoders; and an end effector configured for holding an MR-compatible surgical tool; determining a location of the surgical tool relative to an MR image based on the positional data and signals from the multiple MR-compatible joint encoders; and displaying at least a portion of the surgical tool relative to the MR image. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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