Robotic surgery system, method, and apparatus
AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsChristopher C. Langenfeld, Michael J. Slate, Prashant Bhat, Dirk A. van der Merwe, David D. B. Cannan, Keith D. Violette
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Abstract
A force transmission system as part of a surgical system which may be configured to be a minimally invasive and/or computer assisted surgical system. Operation of the system may be controlled by transmission of a force from a first section to a second section of the system. The first section and the second section may be separated by a partition or a barrier. The first section may be a non-sterile section and the second section may be a sterile section of the surgical system.
Claims15
A load sensor for measuring a load comprising:
- a compliant body, the compliant body deforming at a first rate in proportion to a magnitude of first range of loads, and a second rate in proportion to a magnitude of a second range of loads, the compliant body having a compliant body first face and a compliant body second face, the compliant body first face being disposed opposite to the compliant body second face;
- an insert extending through the compliant body, the insert having an insert first face spaced from the compliant body first face by a first gap, the insert having an adjustable spacer, the adjustable spacer having an adjustable insert face spaced from the compliant body second face by a second gap;
- a projection attached to the compliant body, the projection displacing based on the deforming of the compliant body, the compliant body, the insert, and the projection forming a mechanical component;
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- an electrical component, the electrical component including at least one sensor monitoring a displacement of the projection, the displacement associated with the load.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.