Robot Assisted Rod Bending Surgical Patent
Summary
The USPTO published patent application US20260090828A1 for a robot-assisted surgical rod bending method invented by Eric Finley and Thomas Scholl. The invention captures poses of surgical tools coupled to robotic devices and determines implant positions to generate bend curves and bending instructions for surgical linking devices. Medical device manufacturers developing surgical robotics should review this publication for competitive intelligence and freedom-to-operate considerations.
What changed
The USPTO published patent application US20260090828A1 on April 2, 2026, disclosing a method for robotic-assisted surgical rod bending. The method involves capturing poses of surgical tools at a surgical site, determining implant positions based on those poses, and generating bend curves with bending instructions for linking devices to be attached to surgical implants. The application claims priority to filing date December 9, 2025, with application number 19413289. CPC classifications include A61B 17/7002, A61B 34/20, and A61B 34/30, indicating relevance to surgical robotics and implant devices.
Medical device manufacturers developing surgical robotics systems, healthcare providers implementing robotic-assisted surgery, and investors tracking surgical technology developments should review this publication. Patent applications do not create immediate compliance obligations but may affect intellectual property strategies and freedom-to-operate analyses for competing surgical device developers.
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ROBOT ASSISTED ROD BENDING
Application US20260090828A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026
Inventors
Eric Finley, Thomas Scholl
Abstract
A method for robotic assisted surgery. The method includes capturing a plurality of poses of a surgical tool coupled to a robotic device at a surgical site. The plurality of poses correspond to instances of a final placement of surgical implants at the surgical site. The method also includes determining a plurality of positions of the surgical implants located at the surgical site based on the captured plurality of poses. The method also includes generating a bend curve having a plurality of bend points based on the determined plurality of positions of the surgical implants. The method also includes generating bending instructions for bends to be performed on a linking device configured for attachment to the surgical implants.
CPC Classifications
A61B 17/7002 A61B 17/86 A61B 34/20 A61B 34/25 A61B 34/30 A61B 2034/2055
Filing Date
2025-12-09
Application No.
19413289
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