End Effector of a Surgical Robotic Manipulator
AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsDouglas Alan Staunton, James Flatt
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Abstract
An end effector of a surgical robotic manipulator includes a removeable cutting accessory. The cutting accessory includes a cutting tip and a shaft extending along an axis. A drive member is configured to rotatably drive the shaft of the cutting accessory. An actuator is coupled to the drive member for rotatably driving the drive member. A clutch assembly is supported by and is selectively rotatable relative to the drive member and receives the shaft of the cutting accessory along the axis of the shaft for selectively locking the shaft to the drive member.
Claims13
An end effector of a surgical robotic manipulator, said end effector comprising:
- a cutting accessory including a cutting tip and a shaft extending along an axis;
- a drive member configured to rotatably drive said shaft of said cutting accessory;
- an actuator coupled to said drive member for rotatably driving said drive member;
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- a clutch assembly supported by and selectively rotatable relative to said drive member and receiving said shaft of said cutting accessory along said axis for selectively locking said shaft to said drive member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.