US Patent Issued to University of Central Florida Research Foundation on Dec. 2 for "Head mounted robotic system and method" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,934, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to University of Central Florida Research Foundation Inc. (Orlando, Fla.).

"Head mounted robotic system and method" was invented by Sang-Eun Song (Orlando, Fla.), Sakura Sikander (Orlando, Fla.) and Pradipta Biswas (Orlando, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic device mounted on the head of a patient has a pivoted arm that extends down to support an article, such as a part of the jaw of the patient in orthognathic surgery. The pivoted arm is on a support plate that is in turn supported by a hexapod assembly that connects with a U-shaped bracket secured to the patient's head. The hexapod is ...