Patent ID: 11857351
Assignee: GLOBUS MEDICAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical robot system comprising:
a multi axis surgical robot;
a tool adapted to be operably mounted on the robot, said tool being configured to releasably hold one of a plurality of surgical effectors in an effector attachment device on a distal end of said tool;
a computer coupled to the robot and operable to control operation of the robot and the tool; and
a magazine positioned adjacent the robot and having at least one first cradle adapted to releasably hold the plurality of surgical effectors in position for releasable attachment to and detachment from said tool with said effector attachment device when said tool is mounted on the robot and is positioned adjacent the cradle, said attachment and detachment of the surgical effector and movement of the robot being performed automatically on command and being under control of said computer,
wherein one the plurality of surgical effectors is a driver configured to couple to a bone fastener allowing for installation of the bone fastener by the surgical robot, and
wherein the tool includes a coupling component configured to engage the robot and having a central axis, the coupling component including a plurality of outwardly and circumferentially arranged projecting arms projecting radially outwardly to the central axis, each sized and shaped to be received in a respective one of a plurality of notches in the at least one cradle.