Robotic system and method for spinal and other surgeries
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1. A method of using a robotic surgical system to assist a surgeon in removing a target volume in a body of a patient during surgery, the method comprising:
- storing, by a processor of the robotic surgical system, a location of the target volume to be removed, wherein a stay-in zone is defined based at least in part on the target volume;
after a surgical instrument affixed to the end of an end effector of the robotic surgical system enters the target volume, controlling, by the processor, a position of the robot such that the surgical instrument remains in the stay-in zone;
providing, based on a position of the tool in the target volume, a repulsive/wall-like force to the surgeon manipulating the surgical instrument to inform the surgeon of the position of the surgical instrument inside the stay-in zone.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method, such as a surgical method for assisting a surgeon for placing screws in the spine using a robot attached to a passive structure. The present invention also related to a method, such as a surgical method for assisting a surgeon for removing volumes in the body of a patient using a robot attached to a passive structure and to a device to carry out said methods.
The present invention further concerns a device suitable to carry out the methods according to the present invention.
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1. A method of using a robotic surgical system to assist a surgeon in removing a target volume in a body of a patient during surgery, the method comprising:
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storing, by a processor of the robotic surgical system, a location of the target volume to be removed, wherein a stay-in zone is defined based at least in part on the target volume; after a surgical instrument affixed to the end of an end effector of the robotic surgical system enters the target volume, controlling, by the processor, a position of the robot such that the surgical instrument remains in the stay-in zone; providing, based on a position of the tool in the target volume, a repulsive/wall-like force to the surgeon manipulating the surgical instrument to inform the surgeon of the position of the surgical instrument inside the stay-in zone. - 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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