Adjustable force and ball bearing attachment mechanism for docking cannulas to surgical robotic arms
AssigneeVerb Surgical Inc.
InventorMatthew Vargas
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Abstract
An apparatus for attaching a cannula to a robotic surgical system, the apparatus comprising: a clamp assembly configured to attach a cannula to a robotic surgical system, the clamp assembly comprising an actuator coupled to a clamp to transition the clamp between an open position configured to receive the cannula and a closed position to attach the cannula to the robotic surgical system; and a lock out assembly coupled to the clamp assembly to control the transition of the clamp, the lock out assembly having a hook that is dimensioned to engage a bearing coupled to the actuator when the clamp is in the open position and disengage the bearing to allow the clamp to automatically transition to the closed position.
Claims20
An apparatus for attaching a cannula to a robotic surgical system, the apparatus comprising:
- a clamp assembly configured to attach a cannula to a robotic surgical system, the clamp assembly comprising an actuator coupled to a clamp to transition the clamp between an open position configured to receive the cannula and a closed position to attach the cannula to the robotic surgical system;
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- a lock out assembly coupled to the clamp assembly to control the transition of the clamp, the lock out assembly having a hook that is dimensioned to engage a bearing coupled to the actuator when the clamp is in the open position and disengage the bearing to allow the clamp to automatically transition to the closed position.
An apparatus for attaching a cannula to a robotic surgical system, the apparatus comprising:
- a clamp operable to transition between an open position configured to receive the cannula and a closed position to attach the cannula to the robotic surgical system;
- a locking assembly coupled to the clamp to hold the clamp in the open position and release the clamp to the closed position upon application of a force by a cannula, the locking assembly having a lock out hook that engages a lock out bearing of the clamp in the open position and disengages the lock out bearing to release the clamp to the closed position;
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- an adjustment member operable to adjust a force required to disengage the lock out bearing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.