{"number":"US12702503B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Surgical robotic arm with proximity skin sensing","english":"Surgical robotic arm with proximity skin sensing"},"abstract":{"original":"A robotized computer-assisted surgery system may include a processing unit and a non-transitory computer-readable memory communicatively coupled to the processing unit and comprising computer-readable program instructions executable by the processing unit for obtaining readings from some capacitive sensors representative of at least one object within range; generating a surface model of the at least one object from the readings; and continuously tracking and outputting the position and orientation of the at least one object relative to the robot arm, using the readings and the surface model.","english":"A robotized computer-assisted surgery system may include a processing unit and a non-transitory computer-readable memory communicatively coupled to the processing unit and comprising computer-readable program instructions executable by the processing unit for obtaining readings from some capacitive sensors representative of at least one object within range; generating a surface model of the at least one object from the readings; and continuously tracking and outputting the position and orientation of the at least one object relative to the robot arm, using the readings and the surface model."},"applicants":["ORTHOSOFT ULC"],"inventors":["Pierre MAILLET","Patrice BONARIC","Maxence FRANCOIS","Laurent RICATTI"],"filingDate":"2024-04-26","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12702503B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12702503B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12702503B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12702503B2"}}