Controller controlled instrument preload mechanism
US11559363B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45117
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer-assisted teleoperated system includes a pre-load assembly in an instrument manipulator that is under the control of a controller. The controller can automatically cause the preload assembly to engage and disengage a preload. A surgical apparatus includes an instrument manipulator assembly and a sterile adapter assembly. The sterile adapter assembly is mounted in the distal face of the instrument manipulator assembly. When the preload assembly configures the instrument manipulator assembly to apply a preload force on the sterile adapter assembly, the sterile adapter assembly is removable from the distal face of the instrument manipulator. The sterile adapter assembly includes a mechanical sterile adapter assembly removal lockout and a mechanical instrument removal lockout.
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