Dynamic feedback end effector
AssigneeRubicon Spine LLC
InventorsThomas Sweeney, II, John D. Kuczynski
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Abstract
An end effector of a robotic surgery system that includes a fixed plate for attaching an end of a robotic arm, a shaft extending from the fixed plate, a sliding plate moveable relative to the fixed plate along an axial direction of the shaft, a hub assembly mounted to the sliding plate and operatively engaged with the shaft. The hub assembly includes an idler hub, and an inner bearing moveable relative to the idler hub and operatively engaged with the shaft, whereby rotation of the inner bearing moves the sliding plate along the axial direction of the shaft. The end effector further includes a pulley that includes a driven wheel connected to the inner bearing operatively engaged with a motor, whereby rotation of the driven wheel drives rotation of the inner bearing.
Claims20
An end effector of a robotic surgery system comprising:
- a fixed plate for attaching an end of a robotic arm;
- a shaft extending from the fixed plate;
- a sliding plate moveable relative to the fixed plate along an axial direction of the shaft;
- a hub assembly mounted to the sliding plate and operatively engaged with the shaft, the hub assembly including:
- an idler hub, and
- an inner bearing moveable relative to the idler hub and operatively engaged with the shaft, whereby rotation of the inner bearing moves the sliding plate along the axial direction of the shaft;
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- a pulley that includes a driven wheel connected to the inner bearing, whereby rotation of the driven wheel drives rotation of the inner bearing.
An end effector of a robotic surgery system comprising:
- a fixed plate for attaching to a distal end of a robotic arm;
- a shaft extending from a central location of the fixed plate;
- a sliding plate moveable relative to the first plate in an axial direction of the shaft;
- a first pulley operatively engaged with the sliding plate;
- a first motor operatively engaged with the first pulley;
- a base plate attached to the sliding plate;
- an instrument holder receiver positioned offset from the shaft;
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- a second pulley secured to the base plate and operatively engaged with the instrument holder receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.