Patent ID: 8498744
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: A61B,B25J,G05B

Abstract:
1. A surgical robotic system for modifying, a bone of a patient, the system comprising: a robotic arm; a tool coupled to the robotic arm; and a controller programmed to be switchable between an at least partial manual control mode and an at least partial programmed control mode; in the at least partial programmed control mode, the controller is programmed to generate control signals that will limit movement or operation of the tool away from a programmed course; in the at least partial manual control mode, the controller is programmed to allow the tool to move and operate away from the programmed course without imposing resistance to movement or operation of the tool; and wherein the tool is selected from the group consisting of reamers, saws, chills, burrs and combinations thereof.