Patent ID: 11918519
Assignee: VERB SURGICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B

Claim 16:
17. A surgical robotics table, comprising:
a base having a plurality of jacks;
a support extending upwardly from the base; and
a table top on the support, wherein the table top is configured to support a patient,
wherein the base comprises
a body,
a plurality of casters mounted to the body of the base, and
a drive assembly coupled to the body of the base, the drive assembly comprising
a housing mounted to the body of the base and configured to rotate about a vertical axis of the drive assembly,
a first drive wheel configured to revolve with a rotating, horizontal first axle, wherein the first axle is mounted to the housing such that the first drive wheel is in contact with a floor when the casters are resting on, and supporting the base above, the floor, and
a first electric drive motor in mechanical communication with the first axle to drive the axle and thereby drive the base along the floor; and

an operator console having a programmed processor that, in response to detecting an indication to move the table, signals a selected one or more of the plurality of jacks to advance until the selected jack is pushing against the floor and raising the first drive wheel off the floor which causes the housing to rotate about the vertical axis of the drive assembly to a different orientation, wherein the programmed processor then signals the selected one or more of the jacks to retract which lowers the first drive wheel back onto the floor, and then signals the first electric motor to drive the first drive wheel which grips the floor and thereby drives the table which turns one or more of the casters towards the different orientation.