MICROSURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH REMOTE CENTER OF MOTION

Apparatus and methods are described for performing intraocular surgery on a patient using a tool. A robotic unit includes a tool mount configured to securely hold the tool thereupon and configured to insert the tool into the patient's eye such that entry of the tool into the patient's eye...

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Hauptverfasser: GLOZMAN, Daniel, ARNOLD, Ofer
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Apparatus and methods are described for performing intraocular surgery on a patient using a tool. A robotic unit includes a tool mount configured to securely hold the tool thereupon and configured to insert the tool into the patient's eye such that entry of the tool into the patient's eye is via an incision point, and the tip of the tool is disposed within the patient's eye. One or more multi-jointed arms are disposed on a single side of the tool mount and moveably support the tool mount. A computer processor drives the robotic unit to perform at least a portion of a procedure by moving the tip of the tool in a desired manner with respect to the eye, while entry of the tool into the patient's eye is maintained fixed at the incision point. Other applications are also described.