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US 2024/0261963 A1Published application
Robotic Surgery System, Method, and Apparatus
AssigneeDEKA Products Limited Partnership
InventorsChristopher C. Langenfeld, Michael J. Slate, Prashant Bhat, Dirk A. Van Der Merwe, David D.B. Cannan, Keith D. Violette
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Abstract
A force transmission system as part of a surgical system which may be configured to be a minimally invasive and/or computer assisted surgical system. Operation of the system may be controlled by transmission of a force from a first section to a second section of the system. The first section and the second section may be separated by a partition or a barrier. The first section may be a non-sterile section and the second section may be a sterile section of the surgical system.
Claims15
A surgical robot, comprising:
- a drive component having at least one drive element disposed therein;
- a motor assembly disposed within said drive component to operate the drive element, said motor assembly including:
- a motor;
- a gear head;
- a bearing;
- a manipulator operably coupled to said drive component and at least one drive element;
- a controller communicatively coupled to said drive component and said manipulator;
- and
- a load sensor disposed between said motor assembly and said drive element, said load sensor including:
- a compliant body having a compliant body first face and a compliant body second face;
- an insert having an insert first face and an adjustable spacer extending through the compliant body;
- a projection coupled to the compliant body;
- and
- an electrical component including at least one sensor.
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