MUMBAI, India, Nov. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517070041 A) filed by Horizon Surgical Systems, Inc; and The Regents Of The University Of California, Malibu, U.S.A., on July 23, for 'autonomous tool exchange system for automated and semi-automated intraocular surgical procedures.'
Inventor(s) include Ferguson, Peter; Rosen, Jacob; and Han, Nathan.
The application for the patent was published on Nov. 14, under issue no. 46/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Devices, methods, and systems related to an autonomous tool exchange system for automated and semi-automated intraocular surgical procedures are provided. According to various embodiments of the present invention there is, for example, a tool exchange system for an autonomous intraocular surgical robot, having: a detachable rotary tool carousel configured to be releasably engaged to a rotating base, the tool carousel having a plurality of tool assembly docks each arranged around the tool carousel, in which each tool assembly dock is adapted for kinematic coupling to a kinematic coupling on a surgical tool holder assembly, further in which each surgical tool holder assembly comprises an end-effector kinematic coupling adapted and configured for coupling to a corresponding kinematic coupling on a robotic end effector while the surgical tool assembly is engaged with the tool assembly dock. Other embodiments are described herein."
The patent application was internationally filed on Jan. 05, 2024, under International application No.PCT/US2024/010569.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
