Patent ID: 11937889
Assignee: MAKO SURGICAL CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. The surgical robotic system of claim 16, wherein the one or more controllers autonomously control the rotational rate of the surgical tool to be proportional to the advancement rate of the surgical tool and the known thread geometry according to a relationship, δ
     ⁢
     θ
    
    
     δ
     ⁢
     t
    
   
   =
   
    
     
      δ
      ⁢
      D
     
     
      δ
      ⁢
      t
     
    
    *
    
     Pitch
     
      2
      ⁢
      π
     
    
   
  
  ,, wherein, δ
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   θ
  
  
   δ
   ⁢
   t, is the rotational rate of the surgical tool,, δ
   ⁢
   D
  
  
   δ
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   t, is the advancement rate of the surgical tool, and Pitch is a number of threads per unit length of the screw.