ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,022, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Surgical robotic system with daisy chaining" was invented by Ulrich Hagn (Munich) and Alexander Nothhelfer (Munich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical robotic system includes a first robotic arm, a second robotic arm, a control tower, and a surgeon console. The first robotic arm is engaged with a first movable cart. The second robotic arm is engaged with a second movable cart. The control tower is configured to control movement of the first robotic arm. The surgeon console is configured to provide instructions to the control tower. The control tower is ele...