Patent ID: 11918313
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for robotic-assisted surgery, comprising:
a base, including a computer;
a display electronically coupled to the computer;
a robot arm electronically coupled to the computer and movable based on commands processed by the computer; and
an end-effector, coupled to the robot arm, comprising a linear slide guide and a movable carriage adapted to fixedly secure a surgical instrument and slidably coupled to the linear slide guide;
wherein the end-effector is configured to allow linear sliding of the surgical instrument while limiting lateral movement,
wherein the end-effector has a brake to restrict movement of the surgical instrument, and
wherein the end-effector includes tracking markers and the surgical instrument includes tracking markers,
wherein the movable carriage and the surgical instrument are configured for linear sliding along the linear slide guide of the end-effector.