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US 12,396,711 · App. 19/006,090 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Co-manipulation surgical system having multiple operational modes for use with surgical instruments for performing surgery

Inventors: Victoria Cheng-Tan Wu (San Francisco, CA); Jad Fayad (Paris, FR); David Paul Noonan (San Francisco, CA); Jeffery Byron Alvarez (San Carlos, CA); Ehsan Basafa (Redwood City, CA); Ritwik Ummalaneni (San Francisco, CA); Nicolas Linard (Montrouge, FR)
Assignee: Moon Surgical SAS
A61B17/00234A61B34/30A61B2017/0023A61B2017/00318A61B2017/00477A61B2017/00876A61B2034/301
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Patent No.
US 12,396,711
App. No.
19/006,090
Granted
Aug 26, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Co-manipulation robotic systems are described herein that may be used for assisting with laparoscopic surgical procedures. The co-manipulation robotic systems allow a surgeon to use commercially-available surgical tools while providing benefits associated with surgical robotics. Advantageously, the surgical tools may be seamlessly coupled to the robot arms using a disposable coupler while the reusable portions of the robot arm remain in a sterile drape. Further, the co-manipulation robotic system may operate in multiple modes to enhance usability and safety, while allowing the surgeon to position the instrument directly with the instrument handle and further maintain the desired position of the instrument using the robot arm.

Claims (38)

1. A co-manipulation surgical system to assist with surgery performed using a surgical instrument having a handle, an operating end, and an elongated shaft therebetween, the co-manipulation surgical system comprising:

a robot arm comprising a proximal end, a distal end configured to be removably coupled to the surgical instrument, a plurality of links, and a plurality of joints; and

a controller operatively coupled to the robot arm, the controller programmed to:

cause the robot arm to automatically switch between a co-manipulation mode wherein the controller permits the robot arm to be freely moveable responsive to movement at the handle of the surgical instrument for performing surgery using the surgical instrument, and a passive mode where the controller causes the robot arm to maintain a static position; and

cause a vibration at the distal end of the robot arm, the vibration indicative of the robot arm switching from the co-manipulation mode to the passive mode.

2. The co-manipulation surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the vibration is configured to be perceivable by a user holding the handle of the surgical instrument, while causing negligible movement at the operating end of the surgical instrument.

3. The co-manipulation surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to cause the robot arm to switch to the passive mode responsive to determining that movement of the robot arm due to movement at the handle of the surgical instrument is less than a predetermined amount for at least a predetermined dwell time period.

4. The co-manipulation surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to cause the robot arm to switch to the co-manipulation mode responsive to determining that force applied at the robot arm due to force applied at the handle of the surgical instrument exceeds a predetermined threshold.

5. The co-manipulation surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to apply a first impedance to the robot arm in the co-manipulation mode to account for weight of the surgical instrument and the robot arm.

6. The co-manipulation surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to generate an audible alert, the audible alert indicative of the robot arm switching from the co-manipulation mode to the passive mode.

7. The co-manipulation surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to generate a text alert, the text alert indicative of the robot arm switching from the co-manipulation mode to the passive mode, the co-manipulation surgical system further comprising:

a graphical user interface operatively coupled to the controller, the graphical user interface configured to display the text alert.

8. The co-manipulation surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to generate a visual alert, the visual alert indicative of the robot arm switching from the co-manipulation mode to the passive mode.

9. The co-manipulation surgical system of claim 8 , wherein the visual alert comprises a plurality of colors, the co-manipulation surgical system further comprising:

one or more indicators operatively coupled to the controller, each of the one or more indicators configured to illuminate in the plurality of colors,

wherein the controller is configured to cause the one or more indicators to illuminate in a first color of the plurality of colors when the robot arm is in the co-manipulation mode and in a second color of the plurality of colors when the robot arm is in the passive mode.

10. The co-manipulation surgical system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of motors operatively coupled to at least some joints of the plurality of joints,

wherein the controller is configured to actuate at least one motor of the plurality of motors to cause the vibration at the distal end of the robot arm.

11. The co-manipulation surgical system of claim 10 , wherein the robot arm comprises a base operatively coupled to the proximal end of the robot arm, and wherein the plurality of motors are disposed within the base.

12. The co-manipulation surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:

detect when the surgical instrument is coupled to distal end of the robot arm; and

cause a second vibration at the distal end of the robot arm, the second vibration indicative that the surgical instrument is successfully coupled to the distal end of the robot arm.

13. The co-manipulation surgical system of claim 12 , wherein the distal end of the robot arm comprises a coupler interface, the co-manipulation surgical system further comprising:

a coupler body configured to be removably coupled to the coupler interface, the coupler body comprising a lumen sized and shaped to receive the elongated shaft of the surgical instrument therein.

14. The co-manipulation surgical system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:

determine a level of fatigue of a user holding the handle of the surgical instrument;

compare the level of fatigue with a predetermined fatigue threshold; and

apply an impedance to the robot arm in the co-manipulation mode to reduce tremor of the user.

15. The co-manipulation surgical system of claim 14 , wherein the controller is configured to determine the level of fatigue of the user holding the handle of the surgical instrument based on hand tremor of the user, distance traveled by the operating end of the surgical instrument, time to complete predefined steps of the surgery, and/or time to complete the surgery.

16. A method for assisting with surgery performed using a surgical instrument having a handle, an operating end, and an elongated shaft therebetween, the method comprising:

providing a robot arm comprising a proximal end, a distal end configured to be removably coupled to the surgical instrument, a plurality of links, and a plurality of joints;

causing, via a controller operatively coupled to the robot arm, the robot arm to automatically switch between a co-manipulation mode wherein the controller permits the robot arm to be freely moveable responsive to movement at the handle of the surgical instrument for performing surgery using the surgical instrument, and a passive mode where the controller causes the robot arm to maintain a static position; and

causing a vibration at the distal end of the robot arm, the vibration indicative of the robot arm switching from the co-manipulation mode to the passive mode.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein causing the vibration at the distal end of the robot arm comprises causing a vibration that is perceivable by the user holding the handle of the surgical instrument, while causing negligible movement at the operating end of the surgical instrument.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein causing the vibration at the distal end of the robot arm comprises actuating at least one motor of a plurality of motors operatively coupled to at least some joints of the plurality of joints to cause the vibration at the distal end of the robot arm.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein causing the robot arm to automatically switch between the co-manipulation mode and the passive mode comprises causing the robot arm to switch to the passive mode responsive to determining that movement of the robot arm due to movement at the handle of the surgical instrument is less than a predetermined amount for at least a predetermined dwell time period.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein causing the robot arm to automatically switch between the co-manipulation mode and the passive mode comprises causing the robot arm to switch to the co-manipulation mode responsive to determining that force applied at the robot arm due to force applied at the handle of the surgical instrument exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2026
From: MOON SURGICAL SAS
To: HSBC CONTINENTAL EUROPE
Reel/Frame 075519/0344 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 29, 2025
From: WU, VICTORIA CHENG-TAN; FAYAD, JAD; NOONAN, DAVID PAUL; ALVAREZ, JEFFERY BYRON; BASAFA, EHSAN; UMMALANENI, RITWIK; LINARD, NICOLAS
To: MOON SURGICAL SAS
Reel/Frame 071870/0193 →
Priority Claims (5)
EP 21305417 · Mar 31, 2021 · regional
EP 21305929 · Jul 5, 2021 · regional
EP 21306904 · Dec 22, 2021 · regional
EP 21306905 · Dec 22, 2021 · regional
EP 22306496 · Oct 5, 2022 · regional
Continuity (8)
Continuation 18743763 · Jun 14, 2024
Continuation PCTIB2023059981 · Oct 4, 2023
Continuation 18318699 · May 16, 2023
Continuation 18057191 · Nov 18, 2022
Continuation In Part 17815885 · Jul 28, 2022
Continuation PCTIB2022052989 · Mar 30, 2022
Provisional Application 63378434 · Oct 5, 2022
Related Publication 20250127497A1 · Apr 24, 2025
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