ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,088, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to MAKO Surgical Corp. (Weston, Fla.).
"Selectively automated robotic surgical system" was invented by Hyosig Kang (Weston, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Robotic surgical systems and methods for resection of an anatomy. The system includes a cutting tool, a manipulator configured to move the cutting tool, and a control system. The control system associates a target plane with the anatomy, the target plane delineating a portion of the anatomy to be resected from a portion of the anatomy to remain unresected. The control system controls the manipulator to align the cutting tool to the target p...