Robotic surgical devices, systems, and related methods
AssigneeBoard of Regents of the University of Nebraska
InventorsShane Farritor, Tyler Wortman, Kyle Strabala, Ryan McCormick, Amy Lehman, Dmitry Oleynikov, Eric Markvicka
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Abstract
Various medical devices and related systems, including robotic and/or in vivo medical devices, and various robotic surgical devices for in vivo medical procedures. Included herein, for example, is a robotic surgical system having a support beam positionable through an incision, and a robotic device having a device body, first and second rotating shoulder components coupled to the device body, and first and second robotic arms coupled to the first and second shoulder components, respectively.
Claims20
A robotic surgical device comprising:
- (a) an elongate component configured to be positionable into a body cavity of a patient such that a distal portion of the elongate component is positioned within the body cavity and a proximal portion of the elongate component is positioned outside the body cavity;
- (b) first and second support members disposed through the elongate component;
- (c) a first movable segmented robotic arm operably coupled to the first support member, the first movable segmented robotic arm comprising:
- (i) a first operational component operably coupled to the first movable segmented robotic arm;
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- (ii) at least one first arm motor associated with the first movable segmented robotic arm;
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- (d) a second movable segmented robotic arm operably coupled to the second support member, the second movable segmented robotic arm comprising:
- (i) a second operational component operably coupled to the second movable segmented robotic arm;
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- (ii) at least one second arm motor associated with the second movable segmented robotic arm.
A method of performing minimally invasive surgery on a patient, the method comprising:
- positioning a robotic surgical system for performing the minimally invasive surgery on the patient, the robotic surgical system comprising:
- i) an elongate component;
- ii) first and second support members disposed through the elongate component;
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- iii) a robotic device comprising:
- A) a first robotic arm comprising a first operational component operably coupled with the first arm;
- B) a second robotic arm comprising a second operational component operably coupled with the second arm;
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- C) at least one motor housed within the robotic device;
- inserting the elongate component into the cavity of the patient through an incision in fluid communication with the cavity such that a distal portion of the elongate component and the robotic device are positioned within the body cavity and a proximal portion of the elongate component is positioned outside the body cavity, such that the robotic device is positioned within the body cavity;
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- performing a procedure with the robotic device supported by the elongate component and disposed entirely within the cavity of the patient.
A robotic surgical system, comprising:
- a) an elongate component configured to be positionable through an incision of a patient such that a distal portion of the elongate component is disposed within a cavity of the patient and a proximal portion of the elongate component is disposed outside the cavity;
- b) first and second support members disposed through the elongate component;
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- c) a robotic device sized to be positionable completely within the cavity of the patient, the device comprising:
- i) a first robotic arm operably coupled to the first support member, the first robotic arm comprising a first operational component operably coupled to the first robotic arm;
- ii) a second robotic arm operably coupled to the second support member, the second robotic arm comprising a second operational component operably coupled to the second robotic arm;
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- iii) at least one actuator housed within the robotic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.