Robotic arm cart having locking swivel joints and other position adjustment features and uses therefor
US11052930B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62B2203/60
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods described herein relate to arm carts for transporting and securing a robotic arm to a surgical table. In some embodiments, an arm cart may include an arm support having two joints that can be manipulated to move an arm into a position in which a coupler of the arm is engageable with a coupling site of a surgical table. In some embodiments, an arm cart may include an arm support that is rotatable and translatable to permit movement of an attachment area for receiving and attaching a coupling site of a surgical table to a coupler attached to an arm. In some embodiments, an arm cart may include an arm support that releasably couples to a middle segment of the arm positioned at least two segments away from an end of the arm having a coupler for coupling to a coupling site of a surgical table.
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