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US 12703077 · App. 18/513,755 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

System and method for mounting a robotic arm in a surgical robotic system

Inventors: Paul Sebring (Townsend, MA); Eugene Gregerson (Bolton, MA); Russell Stanton (Lunenberg, MA); Edward Daley (Maynard, MA); Gordon Row (Groton, MA)
Assignee: Stryker Corporation
B25J5/04A61B5/6835A61B6/0407A61B6/4405A61B6/4458A61B34/00A61B34/20A61B34/30A61B90/37A61B90/50B25J5/007B25J9/0018B25J9/0027B25J9/0096B25J9/1697A61B2034/2055A61B2090/3762A61B2090/571Y10S901/50
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12703077
App. No.
18/513,755
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for mounting a robotic arm for use in robotic-assisted surgery, including a mobile shuttle that includes a support member for mounting the robotic arm that extends at least partially over a gantry of an imaging device. Further embodiments include a mounting apparatus for mounting a robotic arm to a base or support column of an imaging device, to a patient table, to a floor or ceiling of a room, or to a cart that extends over the top surface of the patient table.

Claims (18)

1 . A surgical system comprising:

a patient support including a surgical table coupled to a column for supporting a patient;

a mount operatively attached to the patient support, the mount including:

a support element operatively attached to the column beneath the surgical table and extending away from the column and above the surgical table, and

a support arm fixed to and extending away from the support element;

an imaging device including an O-shaped gantry supported for movement relative to the patient support to obtain imaging data of the patient;

a surgical tool supporting a marker device;

a motion tracking apparatus configured to track the marker device of the surgical tool and at least one of the patient and the imaging device; and

a robotic arm having a base end operatively attached to the support arm of the mount, an end effector for supporting the surgical tool relative to the patient, and a plurality of actuators configured to articulate the end effector relative to the base end to adjust a position of the surgical tool relative to the patient.

2 . The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the support arm defines a mounting surface for securing the base end of the robotic arm, the mounting surface being orientated generally perpendicular to the surgical table.

3 . The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the base end of the robotic arm is disposed vertically higher than the surgical table.

4 . The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the support element extends laterally away from the column.

5 . The surgical system of claim 4 , wherein the support element extends vertically away from the column.

6 . The surgical system of claim 5 , wherein the support arm is operatively attached to the support element at a location spaced laterally away from and vertically higher than the surgical table.

7 . The surgical system of claim 6 , wherein the support arm extends vertically away from the support element.

8 . The surgical system of claim 7 , wherein the support arm extends laterally towards the surgical table.

9 . The surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the support element has a generally L-shaped profile.

10 . The surgical system of claim 9 , wherein the support arm has a generally L-shaped profile.