Telescoping cannula arm
AssigneeIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
InventorsAllen C. Thompson, Daniel H. Gomez, Kirk Nangreaves
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Abstract
A system includes a manipulator arm and a cannula mount arm. The manipulator arm includes a link and a locking assembly coupled to the link. The cannula mount arm includes a latch. The cannula mount arm is configured to be extended from the link to an extended position. The locking assembly is configured to engage with the latch when the cannula mount arm is extended from the link to the extended position so as to lock the cannula mount arm in the extended position. Activation of an electrical component coupled to the locking assembly is inhibited when a cannula is docked to the cannula mount arm.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a manipulator arm comprising a first link and a latch link configured to engage with a latch, wherein the latch link is coupled to the first link;
- and
- a cannula mount arm comprising the latch;
- wherein:
- the cannula mount arm is configured to be extended from the first link to an extended position;
- the latch link is configured to engage with the latch when the cannula mount arm is extended from the first link to the extended position so as to lock the cannula mount arm in the extended position;
- and
- activation of an electrical component coupled to the latch link is inhibited when a cannula is docked to the cannula mount arm.
A cannula mount system comprising:
- a cannula dock configured to receive a cannula;
- an electric actuator;
- and
- a latch;
- wherein:
- a cannula mount arm of the cannula mount system is configured to be extended from a first link of a manipulator arm of the cannula mount system to an extended position;
- the latch is configured to engage with a latch link of the manipulator arm when the cannula mount arm is extended from the first link to the extended position so as to lock the cannula mount arm in the extended position;
- and
- activation of the electric actuator is inhibited when the cannula is docked to the cannula dock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.