Robotically controlled uterine manipulator
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorsCharles J. Scheib, Matthew Vargas, Clinton Denlinger
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Abstract
A system includes a robotic platform and a uterine manipulator. The robotic platform includes a base, a plurality of robotic arms, and a grounding structure configured to couple one or more of the robotic arms to the base. The uterine manipulator includes an interface configured to couple with a first robotic arm of the robotic platform. The uterine manipulator further includes a shaft assembly extending from the interface and a colpotomy cup slidably attached along a length of the shaft assembly. The first robotic arm is configured to move the uterine manipulator relative to a patient.
Claims18
A system, comprising:
- (a) a robotic platform, including:
- (i) a base,
- (ii) a plurality of robotic arms, and
- (iii) a grounding structure configured to couple one or more of the robotic arms to the base;
- and
- (b) a uterine manipulator, including:
- (i) an interface configured to couple with a first robotic arm of the robotic platform,
- (ii) a shaft assembly extending from the interface,
- (iii) a colpotomy cup slidably attached along a length of the shaft assembly, and
- (iv) a lock ring concentric with the shaft and axially fixed with the colpotomy cup, in both a locked and unlocked state,
- wherein rotation of the lock ring about an axis concentric with the shaft to a first angular position provides the unlocked state and rotation of the lock ring about an axis concentric with the shaft to a second angular position provides the locked state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.