TITLE: Teleoperated robotic system for laparoscopic surgery

INVENTORS (pp): Gómez de Gabriel JM, Muñoz VF, Fernández Lozano J, VaraThorbeck Carlos.

DESCRIPTION AND AIMS: Teleoperated robotic system for laparoscopic surgery. This system is capable of moving a surgical tool in response to the surgeon’s commands present at the operating room or positioned in a distant site. The system includes: a manipulator robot provided with an end actuator which is being used to hold a surgical tool, a robot controller built into the structure thereof, and an interface system for ordering the system to perform the desired actions. Said interface system consists of a module attached to the robot controller, which decodes the orders that the user desires the robot executes, and the means to execute such orders. These input means can be physically found inside the operating room or in a distant site.

APPLICATION No: 200200708 PRIORITY COUNTRY: Spain

APPLICATION DATE: 25-03-2002

HOLDER INSTITUTION: University of Malaga.

TYPE OF PATENT PROTECTION: National.

PATENT UTILIZATION COMPANY: SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A.

TITLE: Robotic system for assisting in minimally invasive surgery which can position a surgical tool in response to the surgeon’s commands. It is not fixed to the operating table and does not require pre-calibration of the insertion point.

INVENTORS (p.p): Muñoz VF, García Morales I, Fdez Lozano J, Gómez de Gabriel J, García Cerezo A, Pérez del Pulgar C, Serón Barba J, Domínguez Fdez F, Vara Thorbeck C, Toscano R.

DESCRIPTION AND AIMS: Robotic system for assisting in minimally invasive surgery which can position a surgical tool in response to the surgeon’s commands. It is not fixed to the operating table and does not require pre-calibration of the insertion point. The system includes: a manipulator robot having 3 active DOF which is provided with an end actuator having 2 passive degrees of freedom, and which is being used to hold a surgical tool and a robot controller built into the structure thereof. This controller can put into practice a method for calculating the movement to be transmitted to the carried surgical tool so that it reaches the desired location without requiring pre-calibration and without the assembly having to be fixed to the operating table.

APPLICATION No: PCTES2007000442 PRIORITY COUNTRY: Spain

APPLICATION DATE: 18-07-2007

HOLDER INSTITUTION: : University of Malaga

TYPE OF PATENT PROTECTION: Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

PATENT UTILIZATION COMPANY: SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A.

TITLE: Robotics system for assisting minimally-invasive surgery, which can position a surgical instrument in response to orders from a surgeon, is not attached to the operating table and does not require pre-calibration of the insertion point.

INVENTORS (pp): Muñoz VF, García Morales I, Fdez Lozano J, Gómez de Gabriel J, García Cerezo A, Pérez del Pulgar C, Serón Barba J, Domínguez Fdez F, Vara Thorbeck C, Toscano R.

DESCRIPTION AND AIMS: Similar to those identified in the national patent PCTES2007000442 which patent rights have been extended to EU, Japan and The United States.

APPLICATION No: WO 2008/021386 A1 PRIORITY COUNTRY: Spain

APPLICATION DATE: 31/01/2008

HOLDER INSTITUTION: University of Malaga

TYPE OF PATENT PROTECTION:

PATENT UTILIZATION COMPANY: SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A.

TITLE: Robotic assistant system for laparoscopic surgery

INVENTORS (pp): Muñoz VF, Gómez J, Fernández J, García-Cerezo A, Vara C.

DESCRIPTION AND AIMS: Robotic assistant system for laparoscopic surgery which can move a surgical tool in response to the surgeon’s commands. The system includes an industrial robot provided with an end actuator which is being used to hold a surgical tool, a robot controller for the industrial robot, and a computer interpreting the surgeon’s commands, through a speech recognition system or a keyboard attached to the robot arm.

APPLICATION No: 009900173 PRIORITY COUNTRY: Spain

APPLICATION DATE: 28-01-1999 GRANT DATE: 16-08-2001

HOLDER INSTITUTION: University of Malaga

TYPE OF PATENT PROTECTION: National.

PATENT UTILIZATION COMPANY: SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A.

TITLE: Robotic assistant system for laparoscopic surgery

INVENTORS (p.p): Muñoz VF, Gómez J, Fernández J, García-Cerezo A, Vara C.

DESCRIPTION AND AIMS: Robotic assistant system for laparoscopic surgery which can move a surgical tool in response to the surgeon’s commands. The system includes a robot provided with an end actuator having 2 passive degrees of freedom which is being used to hold a surgical tool, a robot controller for the robot, and a computer interpreting the surgeon’s commands through a speech recognition system.

APPLICATION No: 200000603 PRIORITY COUNTRY: Spain

APPLICATION DATE: 13-03-2000 GRANT DATE: 01-04-2004

HOLDER INSTITUTION: University of Malaga.

TYPE OF PATENT PROTECTION: National.

PATENT UTILIZATION COMPANY: SENER Ingeniería y Sistemas S.A.