Patent ID: 11931123
Assignee: VERB SURGICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a locator base configured to couple to an exterior surface of a patient at a preliminary port location for a robotic arm, the locator base including a securement element to attach the locator base to the exterior surface of the patient;
a locator member coupled to the locator base as a one-piece integral structure, the locator member comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and the locator member and the locator base collectively defining a lumen extending between the first end and the second end;
a tracking element coupled to the locator member, wherein the tracking element is configured to allow tracking of the locator member relative to the preliminary port location; and
a marking element translatable through the lumen of the locator member and configured to mark a surface of the patient for a port location through the lumen, wherein the marking element transitions between being spaced apart from the first end of the locator member and being adjacent to the second end the locator member.