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

Claim 10:
11. An apparatus comprising:
a locator base configured to couple to an exterior surface of a patient at a 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 and comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the locator base and the locator member formed with one another as a one-piece integral structure;
a tracking element coupled to the locator member, wherein the tracking element is configured to allow tracking of the locator member relative to the port location; and
a marking element engaged with the locator member, wherein the marking element is configured to transition between being spaced apart from the first end of the locator member and being adjacent to the second end the locator member.