Device and method for assisting laparoscopic surgery—rule based approach

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PATENT NO 9204939
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14150939

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Surgical controlling systems and methods. A surgical controlling system includes: at least one surgical tool adapted to be inserted into a surgical environment of a human body for assisting a surgical procedure; at least one location estimating unit to real-time locate the 3D spatial position of at least one surgical tool at any given time t; and at least one movement detection unit in communication with a movement's database and with the location estimating means. The system also includes a controller having a processing unit in communication with a controller's database. The controller controls the spatial position of at least one surgical tool.

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ASENSUS SURGICAL EUROPE S A R LVIA SERAFINO BALESTRA 12 LUGANO 6900

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Frimer, Motti Zichron Yaakov, IL 38 3008
Pfeffer, Yehuda Moshav Adirim, IL 22 1117
Sholev, Mordehai Amikam, IL 90 6240

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