ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,683, issued on May 27, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Surgical tool systems and method" was invented by Neil R. Crawford (Chandler, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Medical robot systems, surgical tool assemblies, devices, and methods regarding the same. The medical robot system may include a robot coupled to an end-effector having a guide tube. The robot may be configured for controlled movement and positioning of the end-effector. The system further includes a motor assembly coupled to the robot. The motor assembly may be configured to move the end-effector along one or more of an x-axis, a y-axis, and a z...