ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,353, issued on March 17, was assigned to VITALITY ROBOTICS INC. (Morrisville, N.C.).

"Robotic system and method for precise organ excision technology" was invented by Joe Webb (Morrisville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for automating surgical procedures in model organisms. The system includes a user input panel, a trained computer vision system, a server, and articulated robotic arm. The system may further include an analytical scale, an anesthesia chamber, a tube labeling system, a tissue freezing system, and a biohazard waste disposal system. The computer vision system communicates with the robotic arm t...