Kostrzewski, SzymonBerard, PhilippeBaur, CharlesDuff, JohnSandu, Kishore2015-09-222015-09-222015-09-222012https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/118530The present invention relates to a method, such as a surgical method for assisting a surgeon for placing screws in the spine using a robot attached to a passive structure. The present invention also related to a method, such as a surgical method for assisting a surgeon for removing volumes in the body of a patient using a robot attached to a passive structure and to a device to carry out said methods. The present invention further concerns a device suitable to carry out the methods according to the present invention.patentUS11744648US2022047337US11202681US2020237448US10660712US2018042684US2018008353US9833292US9308050US2016038238US9125680US2015045813US2014121676WO201213166046147526