Globus Medical, Inc.
SURGICAL ROBOTIC AUTOMATION WITH TRACKING MARKERS

Abstract:

A surgical robot system includes a robot. The robot includes a robot base and a robot arm coupled to the robot base. The robot also includes an end-effector coupled to the robot arm. The robot is configured to control movement of the end-effector to perform a surgical procedure. The robot also includes an inertial measurement unit coupled to the robot arm. The surgical robot system also includes camera that is configured to capture one or more pictures or videos used to determine a location of the end-effector. The inertial measurement unit is configured to capture one or more measurements used to determine the location of the end-effector when a view of the camera is occluded.