ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM HAVING A COMMUNICATION NETWORK OF A RING TOPOLOGY AND METHOD FOR USE THEREWITH

A robotic surgical system is disclosed having a ring network for communicating information between a controller and nodes of one or more robotic arms. A communications protocol is described by which synchronous and asynchronous information can be communicated to and from the nodes of the robotic arm...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors WU, Qiong, GRAVES, Philip, L, ZIETLOW, Klaus, R, WIEDRICK, Roth, K
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 16.06.2021
Subjects
CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL
CONTROLLING
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS
HAND TOOLS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MANIPULATORS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS ORELEMENTS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS
REGULATING
SURGERY
TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
TRANSPORTING
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:A robotic surgical system is disclosed having a ring network for communicating information between a controller and nodes of one or more robotic arms. A communications protocol is described by which synchronous and asynchronous information can be communicated to and from the nodes of the robotic arms. Also disclosed are various aspects of a physical layer that can be used with the network.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20180856674