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Motor interface for parallel drive shafts within an independently rotating member

US11660152B2 · kind B2 · utility

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75References

20Claims

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Assignee

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. · US

Inventors

Gregory W. Dachs, II · San Mateo, US
Todd Murphy · Palo Alto, US
William A. Burbank · Sandy Hook, US
William A. McDonald, II · Sonora, US
Bruce M. Schena · Menlo Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 20, 2020
Grant date	May 30, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 19, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/12
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Minimally invasive surgical methods employ an offset drive shaft to actuate an end effector. A minimally invasive surgical method includes introducing an end effector to an internal surgical site. The end effector includes an end effector base that is coupled to the instrument shaft via a wrist. An end effector articulation mechanism is operated to reorient the end effector base relative to the instrument shaft. A surgical task is performed by operating a motor to rotate an offset drive shaft relative to the instrument shaft to actuate the end effector.

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