ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,447, issued on April 14, was assigned to Globus Medical Inc. (Audubon, Pa.).
"Surgical robotic system" was invented by Norbert Johnson (North Andover, Mass.) and David C. Paul (Phoenixville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices, systems, and methods for a robot-assisted surgery. A surgical robotic system with integrated navigation and multiple surgical arms may assist a user with one or more surgical procedures. In addition to the multiple surgical arms, the robotic system may also have peripheral arms to position a navigation camera and surgeon displays. The robotic system is collaborative to allow for easy integration into p...