Patent ID: 8781630

Claim:
An imaging platform system comprising: an imaging system, the imaging system further comprising a robotic imaging source and a robotic imaging sensor, the robotic imaging source comprising an X-ray source mounted to a first robotic arm, the robotic imaging sensor comprising a flat-panel X-ray image detector mounted to a second robotic arm; a tool-holding system, the tool-holding system further comprising a robotic tool-holder with a third robotic arm; and a control system coupled to the imaging system and the tool-holding system and configured to control motion of the first through third robotic arms, the control system further comprising a haptic interface and a control panel; wherein the imaging system and the tool-holding system are integrated and are adapted to provide integrated navigational capabilities for surgical guidance, one of the X-ray source and the X-ray image detector is configured for manual positioning by a user and has a first handle attached thereto, the control system is further configured to monitor said manual positioning and to control the first and second robotic arms based thereon, and the control system is configured to execute a scan trajectory automatically by controlling movement of the first and second robotic arms based on information from said manual positioning by the user.