Robotic surgical assemblies
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsJaimeen Kapadia, Mark MacLeod, Brian Rockrohr
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Abstract
A sterile interface module for coupling an electromechanical robotic surgical instrument to a robotic surgical assembly is provided. The surgical instrument includes an end effector and is configured to be actuated by the robotic surgical assembly. The sterile interface module includes a body member and a drive assembly. The body member is configured to selectively couple the surgical instrument to the robotic surgical assembly. The body member is formed of a dielectric material. The drive assembly is supported within the body member and is configured to transmit rotational forces from the robotic surgical assembly to the surgical instrument to actuate the surgical instrument to enable the surgical instrument to perform a function.
Claims22
A sterile interface module for coupling an electromechanical robotic surgical instrument to a robotic surgical assembly, the surgical instrument including an end effector and configured to be actuated by the robotic surgical assembly, the sterile interface module comprising:
- a body member configured to selectively couple the surgical instrument to the robotic surgical assembly, the body member formed of a dielectric material;
- a drive assembly supported within the body member and configured to transmit rotational forces from the robotic surgical assembly to the surgical instrument to actuate the surgical instrument to enable the surgical instrument to perform a function;
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- a rotatable collar supported on the body member.
A robotic surgical system comprising:
- an electromechanical robotic surgical instrument including an end effector;
- a robotic surgical assembly;
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- a sterile interface module having a body member formed of a dielectric material, the body member configured to selectively couple the surgical instrument to the robotic surgical assembly to maintain sterility between the robotic surgical assembly and the surgical instrument, the body member supporting a drive assembly configured to transmit rotational forces from the robotic surgical assembly to the surgical instrument to actuate the surgical instrument, wherein the drive assembly of the sterile interface module includes:
- a drive coupler engagable with the robotic surgical assembly;
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- a transfer shaft extending from the drive coupler, the transfer shaft being engagable with the surgical instrument,
- the drive coupler and the transfer shaft being robotically movable to operate the end effector of the surgical instrument.
A sterile interface module for coupling an electromechanical robotic surgical instrument to a robotic surgical assembly, the surgical instrument including an end effector and configured to be actuated by the robotic surgical assembly, the sterile interface module comprising:
- a body member configured to selectively couple the surgical instrument to the robotic surgical assembly;
- a drive assembly supported within the body member and configured to transmit forces from the robotic surgical assembly to the surgical instrument to actuate the surgical instrument to enable the surgical instrument to perform a function;
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- a rotatable collar supported on the body member, wherein the rotatable collar is configured to axially move relative to the body member between a first position and a second position in response to a rotation of the rotatable collar, the rotatable collar being configured to disengage the drive assembly from the robotic surgical assembly and operably couple to the drive assembly upon moving from the second position toward the first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.