US Patent Issued to MAKO Surgical on May 13 for "Systems and tools for use with surgical robotic manipulators" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,593, issued on May 13, was assigned to MAKO Surgical Corp. (Weston, Fla.).

"Systems and tools for use with surgical robotic manipulators" was invented by James E. Flatt (Kalamazoo, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tool for use with a surgical robotic manipulator that comprises an energy applicator, a tool assembly, and a protective sheath. The energy applicator including a shaft extending along an axis between a proximal end and a distal end. The tool assembly comprises a support structure to support the energy applicator, a connector assembly arranged to engage and releasably lock the energy applicator to the support structure...