Patent ID: 8801730

Claim:
A medical robot comprising: a retention device comprising a patient support configured to support a human patient thereon, a fixing device configured to fix the head of the patient on said patient support, said fixing device including a measurement device configured to abut the respective openings of the auditory canals of the ears of the patient to determine the position of the respective openings of auditory canals of the ears of the patient relative to the patient support, based on a determination of the position of the fixing device relative to the head of the patient and a determination of the position of the fixing device relative to the patient support, said retention device being configured to generate an electrical signal representing the position of the respective openings of auditory canals of the ears of the patient; a control device supplied with said electrical signal representing said position; a robot arm comprising multiple movement axes; an attachment device that attaches said patient support to said robot arm; and said control device being configured to operate said robot arm dependent on said indication position of the respective openings of auditory canals of the ears of the patient.