Sterile surgical adaptor
AssigneeIntuitive Surgical, Inc.
InventorsS. Anderson, Joseph Orban, Bruce Schena, Thomas Cooper, Roman Devengenzo
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Abstract
A sterile adaptor, a sterile drape with the integrated sterile adaptor, and a telerobotic surgical system including the sterile drape with a drape interface are provided. The adaptor, drape, and system allow for draping portions of a telerobotic surgical system to maintain a sterile barrier between the sterile surgical field and the non-sterile robotic system while also providing an interface for transferring mechanical and electrical energy and signals between a robotic arm and a surgical instrument in the sterile field.
Claims28
A sterile adaptor, comprising:
- an exterior surface for operably coupling to a sterile surgical instrument in a sterile field;
- an interior surface for operably coupling to a non-sterile manipulator arm of a robotic surgical system;
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- a drape interface for transmitting torque therethrough from the manipulator arm to the surgical instrument.
A sterile drape to cover a non-sterile portion of a robotic surgical system, the sterile drape comprising:
- an exterior surface adjacent to a sterile field for performing a surgical procedure;
- an interior surface for receiving the non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system;
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- a sterile adaptor for interfacing between a non-sterile manipulator arm of the robotic surgical system and a surgical instrument in the sterile field, the sterile adaptor including a drape interface for transmitting torque therethrough from the manipulator arm to the surgical instrument.
A robotic surgical system for performing a procedure within a sterile field, the system comprising:
- a manipulator arm in a non-sterile field;
- a surgical instrument in the sterile field;
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- a sterile drape covering the manipulator arm to shield the manipulator arm from the sterile field, the sterile drape including a drape interface for transmitting torque therethrough from the manipulator arm to the surgical instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.