Patent ID: 9675419
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61C,G16H,Y10S

Claim:
1. A system for automating a medical process comprising: a memory storing a software program; a computer connected to the memory for running the software program; a user interface including a display connected to the computer for interacting with the computer and generating a visual representation of output data generated by the computer running the program; an imaging system connected to the computer for obtaining image data representing a configuration of a patient treatment space and fixed markers in the treatment space and storing the image data in the memory; a robot arm connected to the computer; and a medical tool mounted on the robot arm wherein when a human inputs a selected treatment procedure into the computer, the computer runs the software program to generate a tool path based upon the treatment procedure and the image data, and the computer operates the robot arm to move the medical tool along the tool path; wherein the treatment space is defined by where the treatment procedure is performed by the medical tool and the fixed markers are located in the treatment space.