US Patent Issued to CMR SURGICAL on Sept. 16 for "Surgical arm" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,825, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to CMR SURGICAL Ltd. (Cambridge, Great Britain).

"Surgical arm" was invented by Luke David Ronald Hares (Milton, Great Britain) and Steven James Randle (Warwickshire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical robot comprising an articulated arm, the arm having a terminal portion comprising: a distal segment having an attachment for a surgical instrument; an intermediate segment; and a basal segment whereby the terminal portion is attached to the remainder of the arm; a first articulation between the distal segment and the intermediate segment, the first articulation permitting rela...