US 2021/0228296 A1 · BIMANUAL NEUROENDOSCOPIC ROBOT

Abstract

A robotic device comprising a support structure, a robotic arm coupled to the support structure and having a working channel extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the robotic arm, a drive system coupled to the support structure, and a tool module configured to detachably couple to the drive system, wherein the tool module comprises an elongate tool configured to be advanced through the working channel to a surgical site at the distal end of the robotic arm and subsequently removed from the robotic arm without having to withdraw the robotic arm from the surgical site, and a transmission configured to operatively connect the drive system and the elongate tool when the tool module is coupled with the drive system thereby providing for operation of the elongate tool by the drive system.

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Dependent claims

A robotic device, comprising:

a support structure;
a robotic arm coupled to the support structure and having a working channel extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the robotic arm;
a drive system coupled to the support structure;
and
a tool module configured to detachably couple to the drive system, the tool module comprising:
an elongate tool configured to be advanced through the working channel to a surgical site at the distal end of the robotic arm and subsequently removed from the robotic arm without having to withdraw the robotic arm from the surgical site, and
a transmission configured to operatively connect the drive system and the elongate tool when the tool module is coupled with the drive system thereby providing for operation of the elongate tool by the drive system.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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