Patent ID: 9125680
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method, performed by a robotic surgical system, of assisting a surgeon in preparing a hole in a spine of a patient and placing a screw in the hole during an operation, the method comprising: after a marker is attached to a vertebra, registering, by the robotic surgical system, a location of the patient; identifying, by the robotic surgical system, a trajectory for placement of the screw in the vertebra intra-operatively; receiving, by the robotic surgical system, hands-on control of a robotic arm for movement of the robotic arm to a position indicated by a navigation system; controlling, by the robotic surgical system, a position of a surgical tool held by the robotic surgical system as a surgeon places a screw along a planned trajectory, wherein said controlling comprises: