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US 2025/0025169 A1Published application
Robotic stapling and cutting systems and methods
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorsCHRISTOPHER BATTY, ROBERT JASON SIMMS, JONATHAN VON STEIN, MARIA LUPP, JASON BRYANT
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Abstract
Systems and subsystems for cutting and stapling tissue are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment. The surgical instrument includes a closure subsystem, an articulation subsystem, a roll subsystem, and a transection subsystem that are operable independently of each other.
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A method of operating an articulation subsystem of a surgical instrument, the method comprising:
- engaging an articulation input puck with an articulation robotic output;
- and
- rotating the articulation robotic output to cause the articulation input puck to rotate,
- wherein rotation of the articulation input puck causes movement of an articulation bushing between a distal position and a proximal position to actuate an articulation rod, and
- wherein actuation of the articulation rod causes an end effector to pivot about an articulation pivot point.
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A method comprising:
- attaching a surgical instrument to a robotic arm;
- rotating a first input puck and a second input puck of the robotic arm until a predetermined threshold indicator on both the first input puck and the second input puck is detected, the first input puck and the second input puck being in mechanical communication with an articulation subsystem of the surgical instrument;
- and
- rotating the first input puck and the second input puck to a predetermined articulation home position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.