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Granted Patent B2
US 12,527,636 · App. 17/963,438 · Granted Jan 20, 2026

Local control robotic surgical devices and related methods

Inventors: Eric Markvicka (Brush, CO); Tom Frederick (Lincoln, NE); Jack Mondry (Edina, MN); Joe Bartels (Pittsburgh, PA); Shane Farritor (Lincoln, NE)
Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
A61B34/30A61B2017/2906A61B2018/00595A61B2018/00982A61B2034/302A61B90/361Y10T74/20317Y10T74/20329
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Patent No.
US 12,527,636
App. No.
17/963,438
Filed
Oct 11, 2022
Granted
Jan 20, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3771
USPC
606/130
Abstract

The various robotic medical devices include robotic devices that are disposed within a body cavity and positioned using a support component disposed through an orifice or opening in the body cavity. Additional embodiments relate to devices having arms coupled to a device body wherein the device has a minimal profile such that the device can be easily inserted through smaller incisions in comparison to other devices without such a small profile. Further embodiments relate to methods of operating the above devices.

Claims (43)

1 . A robotic device, comprising:

(a) an elongate device body configured to be positioned at least partially within a body cavity of a patient through an incision, the device body comprising:

(i) a first motor and a second motor;

(ii) a first shoulder joint positioned at a distal end of the elongate device body, the first shoulder joint operably coupled to the first motor, wherein the first shoulder joint is positioned substantially within a longitudinal cross-section of the device body; and

(iii) a second shoulder joint positioned at the distal end of the elongate device body, the second shoulder joint operably coupled to the second motor, wherein the second shoulder joint is positioned substantially within the longitudinal cross-section of the device body;

(b) a first arm operably coupled to the first shoulder joint, the first arm comprising:

(i) a first upper arm segment comprising a first arm motor;

(ii) a first forearm segment; and

(iii) a first end effector; and

(c) a second arm operably coupled to the second shoulder joint, the second arm comprising:

(i) a second upper arm segment comprising a second arm motor;

(ii) a second forearm segment; and

(iii) a second end effector.

2 . The robotic device of claim 1 , wherein the elongate device body comprises first, second, and third housing protrusions disposed at the distal end of the device body, wherein the first shoulder joint is disposed between the first and second housing protrusions and the second shoulder joint is disposed between the second and third housing protrusions.

3 . The robotic device of claim 1 , wherein the first and second arms are positioned substantially within the longitudinal cross-section of the device body when the first and second arms are extended in a straight configuration.

4 . The robotic device of claim 1 , wherein the first shoulder joint comprises a first gear, wherein the first arm is operably coupled to the first gear.

5 . The robotic device of claim 4 , wherein the first gear is configured to rotate around a first axis parallel to a length of the device body.

6 . The robotic device of claim 4 , wherein the second shoulder joint comprises a second gear, wherein the second arm is operably coupled to the second gear.

7 . The robotic device of claim 6 , wherein the second gear is configured to rotate around a second axis parallel to a length of the device body.

8 . The robotic device of claim 6 , wherein the first gear comprises a tooth-free portion and the second gear comprises a tooth-free portion.

9 . The robotic device of claim 1 , wherein the first upper arm segment and the first forearm segment are collinear when the first arm is extended in a straight configuration.

10 . The robotic device of claim 9 , wherein the second upper arm segment and the second forearm segment are collinear when the second arm is extended in a straight configuration.

11 . The robotic device of claim 1 , wherein the first arm motor is operably coupled to a first local control board and the second arm motor is operably coupled to a second local control board.

12 . A robotic device, comprising:

(a) an elongate device body configured to be positioned at least partially within a body cavity of a patient through an incision, the device body comprising:

(i) a first shoulder joint positioned at a distal end of the device body, the first shoulder joint configured to rotate around a first axis parallel to a length of the device body, wherein the first shoulder joint is positioned substantially within a longitudinal cross-section of the device body; and

(ii) a second shoulder joint positioned at the distal end of the device body, the second shoulder joint configured to rotate around a second axis parallel to the length of the device body, wherein the second shoulder joint is positioned substantially within the longitudinal cross-section of the device body;

(b) a first arm operably coupled to the first shoulder joint, the first arm comprising a first arm motor and a first end effector; and

(c) a second arm operably coupled to the second shoulder joint, the second arm comprising a second arm motor and a second end effector.

13 . The robotic device of claim 12 , wherein the first arm is positioned substantially within the longitudinal cross-section of the device body when the first arm is extended in a straight configuration.

14 . The robotic device of claim 12 , wherein the second arm is positioned substantially within the longitudinal cross-section of the device body when the second arm is extended in a straight configuration.

15 . The robotic device of claim 12 , wherein the first arm comprises a first upper arm segment and a first forearm segment, wherein the first upper arm segment and the first forearm segment are collinear when the first arm is extended in a straight configuration.

16 . The robotic device of claim 12 , wherein the second arm comprises a second upper arm segment and a second forearm segment, wherein the second upper arm segment and the second forearm segment are collinear when the second arm is extended in a straight configuration.

17 . The robotic device of claim 12 , wherein the first shoulder joint comprises a first gear comprising a tooth-free portion and the second shoulder joint comprises a second gear comprising a tooth-free portion.

18 . A robotic device, comprising:

(a) an elongate device body configured to be positioned at least partially within a body cavity of a patient through an incision, the device body comprising:

(i) a first motor and a second motor; and

(ii) a first shoulder joint positioned at a distal end of the elongate device body, the first shoulder joint operably coupled to the first motor, wherein the first shoulder joint is positioned to rotate around a first axis parallel to a length of the device body, wherein the first shoulder joint is positioned substantially within a longitudinal cross-section of the device body; and

(iii) a second shoulder joint positioned at the distal end of the elongate device body, the second shoulder joint operably coupled to the second motor, wherein the second shoulder joint is positioned to rotate around a second axis parallel to the length of the device body, wherein the second shoulder joint is positioned substantially within the longitudinal cross-section of the device body; and

(b) a first arm operably coupled to the first shoulder joint, the first arm comprising a first upper arm, a first forearm, and a first end effector, the first upper arm comprising a first arm motor; and

(c) a second arm operably coupled to the second shoulder joint, the second arm comprising a second upper arm, a second forearm, and a second end effector, the second upper arm comprising a second arm motor.

19 . The robotic device of claim 18 , wherein the first shoulder joint comprises a first gear, wherein the first arm is operably coupled to the first gear.

20 . The robotic device of claim 19 , wherein the second shoulder joint comprises a second gear, wherein the second arm is operably coupled to the second gear.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2022
From: MARKVICKA, ERIC; FREDERICK, TOM; MONDRY, JACK; BARTELS, JOE; FARRITOR, SHANE
To: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Reel/Frame 061436/0946 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16596034 · Oct 8, 2019
Continuation 14656109 · Mar 12, 2015
Continuation 13834792 · Mar 15, 2013
Provisional Application 61663194 · Jun 22, 2012
Related Publication 20230037962A1 · Feb 9, 2023
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