SURGICAL DRAPE

A surgical drape for covering at least a portion of a surgical robot arm, the arm comprising at least one drive assembly interface element for transferring drive between the arm and an instrument engageable with the arm, the drape comprising an interface portion locatable between the arm and the ins...

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Main Authors MARSHALL, Keith, JACKSON, Thomas Bates, PHOOLCHUND, Nikki Priyam Su-Ling
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 05.06.2019
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A surgical drape for covering at least a portion of a surgical robot arm, the arm comprising at least one drive assembly interface element for transferring drive between the arm and an instrument engageable with the arm, the drape comprising an interface portion locatable between the arm and the instrument when the instrument is engaged with the arm; and a bulk portion encompassing the interface portion; the interface portion and the bulk portion being adjacent one another, the interface portion comprising one or more of a material or configuration having a lower modulus than that of the bulk portion in at least one direction, and a movable portion, the movable portion being movable relative to the bulk portion, so as to permit repeatable movement of a portion of the interface portion relative to the bulk portion.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20170748883