Patent ID: 11872000
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method of controlling the position of an end-effector of a robotic surgical system, the method comprising:
receiving a surgical instrument in a surgical instrument guide affixed to the end effector;
receiving, by a neuromonitoring module of the robotic surgical system, a trigger from a neuromonitoring system, wherein the robotic surgical system includes:
a robotic arm having the end-effector connected thereto,
an actuator that controls movement of the robotic arm and positioning of the end effector, thereby controlling the trajectory and insertion depth of the surgical instrument received in the surgical instrument guide affixed to the end effector, and
the neuromonitoring module for real-time neuromonitoring during a surgical procedure while the surgical instrument is positioned in the surgical instrument guide; and

controlling, by a processor of a computing device in the robotic surgical system, a position of the end-effector to prevent deeper insertion into a patient of the surgical instrument guided by the robotic surgical system upon receipt of the trigger,
wherein the surgical instrument guide is integrated with the neuromonitoring module.