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(11) EP 4 048 183 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
31.08.2022 Bulletin 2022/35

(21) Application number: 19950081.0

(22) Date of filing: 29.10.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 34/30(2016.01)
A61B 90/00(2016.01)
A61B 17/00(2006.01)
 A61B 34/20(2016.01)
A61B 90/50(2016.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61B 34/30; A61B 2034/2059; A61B 90/96; A61B 90/98; A61B 2017/00477; A61B 34/37; A61B 2034/302; A61B 34/71; A61B 2090/066; A61B 2034/715; A61B 2090/067; A61B 2090/0808
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2019/058477
(87) International publication number:
WO 2021/080623 (29.04.2021 Gazette 2021/17)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 23.10.2019 US 201916661590

(71) Applicant: Verb Surgical, Inc.
Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ZHOU, Renbin
    Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)
  • YU, Haoran
    Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)
  • KOSARI, Sina, Nia
    Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US)

(74) Representative: Carpmaels & Ransford LLP 
One Southampton Row
London WC1B 5HA
London WC1B 5HA (GB)

   


(54) ENGAGEMENT AND/OR HOMING OF A SURGICAL TOOL IN A SURIGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM