Published Technical Disclosure Archive

Adaptive Surveillance Markers for Robotic-Assisted Surgery in Niche Environments

Publication ID: 24-11857266_0009_PTD
Published: November 07, 2025
Category:Specialized Variations & Niche Solutions

Legal Citation

pr1or.art Inc., “Adaptive Surveillance Markers for Robotic-Assisted Surgery in Niche Environments,” Published Technical Disclosure No. 24-11857266_0009_PTD, Published November 07, 2025, available at https://archive.pr1or.art/24-11857266_0009_PTD
This technical disclosure describes improvements that would be readily apparent to a Person Having Ordinary Skill In The Art (PHOSITA) when considered in combination with the foundational architecture disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 11,857,266.

Summary of the Inventive Concept

The present disclosure relates to a system for implementing surveillance markers in robotic-assisted surgery, adapted for specific, narrow markets or unique operational environments, such as high-altitude, high-security, disaster relief, extreme weather conditions, and high-radiation environments.

Background and Problem Solved

The original patent disclosed a system for surveillance marker implementation for robot-assisted surgical techniques, but it lacked adaptability for unique operational environments. The new inventive concept addresses the limitations of the original patent by providing specialized variations and niche solutions, ensuring accurate localization of surgical instruments in diverse settings.

Detailed Description of the Inventive Concept

The new inventive concept comprises a system for surveillance marker implementation in robotic-assisted surgery, comprising a pressure-resistant tracking camera system, a surgical robot adapted for high-altitude operation, and robot tracking markers resistant to extreme temperature fluctuations. Additionally, the system includes a method for tracking a surgical instrument in a high-security operating room, comprising a surveillance marker with encryption capabilities, and a system for robotic-assisted surgery in a disaster relief scenario, comprising a portable, battery-powered surgical robot, and a surveillance marker with a self-sustaining power source.

Novelty and Inventive Step

The new claims introduce novel adaptations for specialized environments, such as high-altitude, high-security, disaster relief, extreme weather conditions, and high-radiation environments, which are not obvious from the original patent. The inventive step lies in the integration of these adaptations into a cohesive system, enabling accurate localization of surgical instruments in diverse settings.

Alternative Embodiments and Variations

Alternative embodiments of the inventive concept could include adapting the surveillance marker for use in underwater or space-based surgical procedures, or integrating the system with other medical devices, such as MRI or CT scanners.

Potential Commercial Applications and Market

The inventive concept has significant commercial potential in the medical device industry, particularly in the fields of robotic-assisted surgery, disaster relief, and high-security medical operations. The target market includes hospitals, medical research institutions, and government agencies.

CPC Classifications

SectionClassGroup
A A61 A61B34/20
A A61 A61B34/30
A A61 A61B2034/2057
A A61 A61B2034/2072
A A61 A61B2090/3916
A A61 A61B2090/3937
A A61 A61B2090/3991

Field of Art

Robotic-assisted surgical systems with tracking and registration technologies, involving precision medical instrumentation, computer vision, and surgical navigation systems

Person of Ordinary Skill (PHOSITA) Profile

A biomedical engineer or medical device designer with expertise in robotic surgical technologies, computer tracking systems, and medical instrument design, holding advanced degrees in bioengineering or medical technology with 3-5 years of specialized experience

Obviousness Rationale

A PHOSITA would recognize that the source patent's fundamental surveillance marker tracking system provides a clear technological foundation for adapting the technology to specialized environmental conditions. The core tracking and registration principles remain consistent across the disclosed variations, with modifications representing predictable engineering adaptations to extend operational contexts. The PTD's variations represent logical extensions of existing surgical robotics tracking technologies using standard engineering problem-solving approaches.

Obvious Combinations & Variations

Source Patent Element
Dynamic reference base post with tracking markers for surgical robot registration
PTD Variation
Pressure-resistant tracking camera system for high-altitude surgical environments
Obviousness Reasoning
Adapting tracking systems to environmental conditions is a known technique in medical device engineering, representing a predictable modification to extend operational range using standard materials science principles
Source Patent Element
Surveillance marker associated with surgical instrument for tracking
PTD Variation
Surveillance marker with encryption capabilities for high-security operating environments
Obviousness Reasoning
Integrating security protocols into existing tracking systems is a standard design choice in medical technologies, representing an obvious combination of known tracking and cybersecurity techniques
Source Patent Element
Robot tracking markers disposed on surgical robot components
PTD Variation
Robot tracking markers resistant to extreme temperature fluctuations
Obviousness Reasoning
Material selection to enhance environmental durability is a predictable engineering solution within the domain of medical device design, representing a finite set of known approaches to improve instrument reliability
Source Patent Element
Surgical robot with dynamic reference base and tracking system
PTD Variation
Portable, battery-powered surgical robot with self-sustaining surveillance marker for disaster relief scenarios
Obviousness Reasoning
Modifying power systems and portability represents an obvious technological adaptation using known electrical and mechanical engineering principles applicable to medical robotics
Source Patent Element
Surveillance marker post for instrument tracking
PTD Variation
Radiation-hardened surveillance marker for high-radiation surgical environments
Obviousness Reasoning
Implementing radiation shielding represents a standard engineering approach to extending technological systems into challenging environments, using well-established materials science techniques
35 U.S.C. § 103 Summary: Based on the teachings of US Patent 11857266 and the disclosed variations, a person of ordinary skill in the art would find the claimed adaptations of surgical robot tracking systems to specialized environments obvious and predictable extensions of existing technological principles, thereby rendering potential patent claims in these domains anticipated and non-patentable under standard obviousness analysis.

Original Patent Information

Patent NumberUS 11,857,266
TitleSystem for a surveillance marker in robotic-assisted surgery
Assignee(s)Globus Medical, Inc.