Surgical robotic access system for irregularly shaped robotic actuators and associated robotic surgical instruments
AssigneeApplied Medical Resources Corporation
InventorsMatthew Becerra, Jeremy Albrecht, Timothy Hopkins, Brian Pugh, Brian Hong, Bruno Vu
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Abstract
The surgical robotic access system provides access for robotic instruments and/or actuators including the introduction, operation and withdrawal of such robotic manipulators into a body cavity without permitting the escape of pressurized fluid or gas. The surgical robotic access system also provides a multi-faceted range of movement without touching or effecting pressure on the opening in the patient's body cavity.
Claims16
A surgical robotic access system providing instrument access into a patient's body, the surgical robotic access system comprising:
- a surgical robotic access platform having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion of the surgical robotic access platform including a flexible seal;
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- a robotic sheath comprising a proximal cover and a distal cover, wherein the proximal cover comprises two arcuate side walls configured to cover portions of a robotic manipulator inserted through the robotic sheath, and wherein each of the proximal cover and the distal cover comprise a cavity through which the robotic manipulator is allowed to be inserted, seated within, and moved therethrough,
- wherein the robotic sheath further comprises a vertical slit that extends between the two arcuate side walls, and wherein the vertical slit allows the two arcuate side walls to move away from each other.
A surgical robotic access system providing instrument access into a patient's body, the surgical robotic access system comprising:
- a surgical robotic access platform having a proximal portion and a distal portion;
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- a robotic sheath comprising a proximal cover and a distal cover, wherein the proximal cover comprises two side walls configured to cover a robotic manipulator inserted through the robotic sheath, and wherein the robotic sheath defines a cavity through which the robotic manipulator is to be inserted, seated within, and moved therethrough,
- wherein the robotic sheath further comprises one or more slits configured to allow the robotic sheath to expand to accommodate the robotic manipulator;
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- wherein a distance between the two side walls separated by the one or more slits is between 2 to 4 millimeters.
A surgical robotic access system providing instrument access into a patient's body, the surgical robotic access system comprising:
- a surgical robotic access platform having a proximal portion and a distal portion;
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- a robotic sheath comprising a proximal cover and a distal cover, wherein the proximal cover comprises two side walls configured to cover a robotic manipulator inserted through the robotic sheath, and wherein the robotic sheath defines a cavity through which the robotic manipulator is to be inserted, seated within, and moved therethrough,
- wherein the robotic sheath further comprises one or more slits configured to allow the robotic sheath to expand to accommodate the robotic manipulator;
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- wherein the two side walls and the one or more slits being arranged between the two side walls further comprise a bridge configured to connect the two side walls, the bridge being configured to resist a distal movement of the robotic manipulator being insertable through the robotic sheath and to resist a separation of the two side walls from each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.