Attachment structure for securing a robot arm to a support structure

An attachment structure 100 for securing a robot arm to a support structure. The attachment structure 100 comprises a mount 104 for mounting to the support structure and a carrier 106 for connecting to a base of the robot arm. The carrier 106 comprises: a rotational alignment feature 300 for engagin...

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Main Authors Keith Marshall, Thomas Bates Jackson
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.05.2018
Subjects
CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES
DIAGNOSIS
HAND TOOLS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MANIPULATORS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS
SURGERY
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:An attachment structure 100 for securing a robot arm to a support structure. The attachment structure 100 comprises a mount 104 for mounting to the support structure and a carrier 106 for connecting to a base of the robot arm. The carrier 106 comprises: a rotational alignment feature 300 for engaging a complementary rotational alignment feature on the robot arm base; an axial alignment feature for engaging a complementary robot arm base axial alignment feature; and a locking mechanism to constrain the location of the robot arm base along an axis of the carrier 106 relative to the carrier 106. Also a surgical robot with a robot arm base connected to an attachment for a surgical instrument via articulated links. The robot arm is suitable for securing to a support structure via a carrier 106. The robot arm base comprising a rotational alignment feature for engaging a complimentary carrier rotational alignment feature 300; and an axial alignment feature for engaging a complimentary carrier axial alignment feature. Described in terms of surgical robots that can be quickly relocated from one position to another in an operating room.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20160018840