Selectively Automated Robotic Surgical System

ChangeBridge: Patent Apps - Diagnosis & Surgery (A61B)

Published April 2nd, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

The USPTO published patent application US20260090850A1 by MAKO Surgical Corp. for a robotic surgical system allowing users to select between automated and manual operating modes for saw tool manipulation. The system includes a control system that associates target planes with anatomy and operates the manipulator according to the selected mode. The application was filed on 2025-12-08 under Application No. 19411441.

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The USPTO published patent application US20260090850A1 for a robotic surgical system developed by MAKO Surgical Corp. The invention involves a manipulator supporting a saw tool, a user interface, and a control system that associates target planes with patient anatomy. Users can define whether surgical actions should be performed in automated or manual mode, with the control system operating the manipulator accordingly. CPC classifications include A61B 34/30, A61B 17/14, and A61B 34/10.

This is an informational patent publication rather than a regulatory action, so no compliance deadlines or required actions apply. Medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers developing or using robotic surgical systems should note this intellectual property filing for competitive awareness and freedom-to-operate considerations.

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Selectively Automated Robotic Surgical System

Application US20260090850A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026

Assignee

MAKO Surgical Corp.

Inventors

Hyosig Kang

Abstract

Robotic surgical systems and computer-implemented methods for manipulating an anatomy involve a manipulator to support and move a saw tool, a user interface, and a control system. The control system associates a target plane with the anatomy and receives user selection(s) defining whether action(s) involving movement of the saw tool with respect to the target plane should be facilitated using an automated mode or a manual mode of the manipulator. The control system operates the manipulator to facilitate the action(s) in the automated mode or the manual mode as defined by the user selection(s).