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US 2012/0083799 A1Published application
Interface mechanism between a detachable shaft and a sterilizing drape
OwnerHow-Lun Chen, Brooke Skorainventors
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Abstract
An interface mechanism comprising: a ring defining an opening and configured for sealingly receiving a shaft there through, the ring comprising: an inner portion; and an outer portion, wherein the inner portion is sealingly coupled with a portion of a distal end of a mechanical slave cylinder of a surgical device, and the outer portion is coupled with the inner portion and is sealingly coupled with a draping material, the draping material configured for isolating a portion of the surgical device within a sterile environment.
Claims20
A surgical system, comprising:
- a surgical device comprising:
- a mechanical manipulation mechanism configured for transmitting a first set of control signals;
- and
- at least one mechanical slave cylinder coupled with said mechanical manipulation mechanism and positioned at a distal end of said surgical device, said at least one mechanical slave cylinder configured for receiving said first set of control signals, wherein said at least one mechanical slave cylinder comprises:
- a piston configured for responding to said first set of control signals by moving between a proximal end and a distal end of said mechanical slave cylinder;
- and
- a shaft configured for coupling with a distal end of said piston and configured for said moving with said piston;
- and
- an interface mechanism sealingly coupling said distal end of said mechanical slave cylinder with a draping material, said draping material configured for isolating a portion of said surgical device within a sterile environment, said interface mechanism comprising a ring defining an opening through said draping material and configured for sealingly receiving said shaft there through as said shaft moves with said piston.
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An interface mechanism comprising:
- a ring defining an opening through a draping material and configured for sealingly receiving a shaft there through, said ring comprising:
- an inner portion;
- and
- an outer portion, wherein said inner portion is sealingly coupled with a portion of a distal end of a mechanical slave cylinder of a surgical device, and said outer portion being coupled with said inner portion and being sealingly coupled with said draping material, said draping material configured for isolating a portion of said surgical device within a sterile environment, wherein said mechanical slave cylinder is coupled with a mechanical manipulation mechanism and positioned at a distal end of said surgical device, said mechanical slave cylinder being configured for receiving a first set of control signals, wherein said mechanical slave cylinder comprises:
- a piston configured for responding to said first set of control signals by moving between a proximal end and a distal end of said mechanical slave cylinder;
- and
- a shaft coupled with a distal end of said piston and configured for said moving with said piston.
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A method for using a surgical device, said method comprising:
- instructing a mechanical manipulator to actuate a control cylinder, said mechanical manipulator mechanically transmitting a second set of control signals from said mechanical manipulator to said control cylinder, wherein said control cylinder is positioned at a proximal end of said surgical device and is configured for transmitting a first set of control signals to a mechanical slave cylinder that is in communication with said control cylinder, said mechanical slave cylinder comprising:
- a piston configured for responding to said first set of control signals by moving between a proximal end and a distal end of said mechanical slave cylinder;
- and
- a shaft configured for coupling with a distal end of said piston and configured for said moving with said piston;
- wherein a distal end of said mechanical slave cylinder is sealingly coupled with a draping material via an interface mechanism, said draping material configured for isolating a portion of said surgical device within a sterile environment, wherein said interface mechanism comprises:
- a ring defining an opening and configured for sealingly receiving said shaft there through as said shaft moves with said piston, said ring comprising:
- an inner portion;
- and
- an outer portion, wherein said inner portion is sealingly coupled with a portion of said distal end of said mechanical slave cylinder, and said outer portion is coupled with said inner portion and is sealingly coupled with said draping material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.