Patent ID: 8606348

Claim:
A method comprising: performing at least one of a vertebroplasty procedure and a kyphoplasty procedure on a patient; using an imaging system, including at least an x-ray source and a detector, to image at least a portion of the patient during the performance of at least a portion of the at least one of a vertebroplasty procedure and a kyphoplasty procedure, the imaging system being arranged on at least two imaging system robots including at least four axes of rotation, wherein the x-ray source is movable by one of the at least two imaging system robots and the detector is movable by an other of the at least two imaging system robots independently of the x-ray source, the using an imaging system including, moving the imaging system, via the at least two imaging system robots including at least four axes of rotation, to image at least a portion of the patient in a substantially upright position during an injection, the injection being at least a portion of the performing; and using a table to support the patient, the using a table including, moving the table to adjust the patient independent of the imaging system, and the table being attached to at least one table robot, the at least one table robot being a robot other than the at least two imaging system robots, and moving the table, via the at least one table robot, to place the patient in a substantially vertical position to simulate mechanical forces before performing the at least one of a vertebroplasty procedure and a kyphoplasty procedure on the patient.