INTERFACING A SURGICAL ROBOT ARM AND INSTRUMENT

A robotic surgical instrument comprising: a shaft; driving elements running through the shaft; an articulation at a distal end of the shaft for articulating an end effector, the articulation driveable by the driving elements; and an instrument interface at a proximal end of the shaft, the instrument...

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Main Authors Smith, Daniel P, Focht, Kenneth, Gordon, Joseph, Costello, Peter Calvin
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.04.2022
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:A robotic surgical instrument comprising: a shaft; driving elements running through the shaft; an articulation at a distal end of the shaft for articulating an end effector, the articulation driveable by the driving elements; and an instrument interface at a proximal end of the shaft, the instrument interface comprising instrument interface elements, each instrument interface element configured to: drive one of the driving elements, and engage a drive assembly interface element of a drive assembly interface of a surgical robot arm when the robotic surgical instrument engages the surgical robot arm such that, when engaged, both the instrument interface element and the drive assembly interface element intersect the line of the one of the driving elements.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202117400770