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Robotic surgery

  • US 9,271,797 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2013
  • Issued: 03/01/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A robotic tool holder, comprising:

  • a housing, configured to be gripped by a human hand;

    a retaining cup at a distal end of the housing;

    a wireless transmitter, located within the housing; and

    a plurality of individual controls attached to the housing, each of the controls being configured for both a first mode and a second mode of operation, such that in the first mode of operation of the robotic tool holder, the controls are configured to activate respective motions of a first surgical tool physically attached to the housing, by insertion of the first surgical tool into the retaining cup, in response to manipulation of the controls by the human hand, and in the second mode of operation of the robotic tool holder, the controls are configured to activate via the wireless transmitter respective motions of a second surgical tool remote from and disconnected from the housing in response to the manipulation.

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