Patent ID: 11950858
Assignee: MOBIUS IMAGING, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical system comprising:
a robotic arm including a plurality of links between a proximal end and a distal end of the robotic arm, each of the plurality of links having a respective outer surface with an opening extending through the outer surface;
an end effector attached to the distal end of the robotic arm; and
a marker system for tracking the plurality of links of the robotic arm using a motion tracking system, the marker system comprising:
a light source associated with each of the plurality of links of the robotic arm located below the outer surface of the respective link and supported within the respective link to emit light through the opening of the respective link, and
a marker associated with each of the plurality of links of the robotic arm and comprising an optical diffuser configured to releasably attach to the respective link above the outer surface of the respective link to optically couple the light source associated with the respective link to the optical diffuser.