US 10,004,506 B2Granted

Surgical system

AssigneeEthicon, Inc.

InventorsFrederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan

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Abstract

A surgical system is disclosed comprising a robotic system comprising an interface portion, an end effector, a housing, a latching arrangement, and a drive system. The end effector is configured to perform a first action in response to a first actuation motion and a second action in response to a second actuation motion. The drive system comprises a drive assembly configured to generate a rotary control motion, a drive transmission, and a motor. The drive transmission applies the first actuation motion to the end effector in response to the rotary control motion when the drive transmission is in a first position. The drive transmission applies the second actuation motion to the end effector in response to the rotary control motion when the drive transmission is in a second position. The motor is configured selectively shift the drive transmission between the first position and the second position.

Claims3

Dependent claims

A surgical system, comprising:

a robotic system comprising an interface portion, wherein said interface portion comprises a rotary output member;
an end effector configured to perform a first action in response to a first actuation motion and a second action in response to a second actuation motion;
a housing removably attachable to said interface portion of said robotic system;
a latching arrangement for removably attaching said housing to said interface portion of said robotic system;
and
a drive system, comprising:
a drive assembly operably interfacing with said rotary output member on said interface portion such that the actuation of said rotary output member causes said drive assembly to generate a rotary control motion;
a drive transmission operably interfacing with said drive assembly to receive said rotary control motion, wherein said drive transmission is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein said drive transmission applies said first actuation motion to said end effector in response to said rotary control motion when said drive transmission is in said first position, and wherein said drive transmission applies said second actuation motion to said end effector in response to said rotary control motion when said drive transmission is in said second position;
and
a motor configured to operably interface with said drive transmission to selectively shift said drive transmission between said first position and said second position.

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Facts

Application: 15/654,171Filed 19 Jul 2017 · continuation
Priority: 27 May 2011
Published: US 2017/0311951 A12 Nov 2017
Granted: 26 Jun 2018
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification23 codes

A61B 17/105
For applying or removing wound clamps , e.g. containing only one clamp or staple ; Wound clamp magazines: wound clamp magazines
A61B 17/068
Surgical instruments, devices or methods: surgical staplers , e.g. containing multiple staples or clamps
A61B 17/072
Surgical staplers , e.g. containing multiple staples or clamps: for applying a row of staples in a single action, e.g. the staples being applied…
A61B 17/07207
For applying a row of staples in a single action, e.g. the staples being applied simultaneously: the staples being applied sequentially

Family

Application13/118,241Parent of this continuation · filed 27 May 2011
Application14/725,181Parent of this continuation · filed 29 May 2015
US 9,072,535 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 7 Jul 2015
US 2017/0311951 A1Pre-grant publication · published 2 Nov 2017
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US 2012/0298719 A1Published application
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