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Robotic surgical instrument including instrument rotation based on translation position

US11666399B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Covidien LP · US

Inventors

Elizabeth Gayle Shields · Somerville, US
Chi Min Seow · New Haven, US
Jaimeen Kapadia · Cambridge, US
Eric Taylor · East Hampton, US
Richard Lech · Hamden, US
Mark MacLeod · Southbury, US
Michael Zemlok · Prospect, US
Vipul Agarwal · Bellevue, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 28, 2018
Grant date	Jun 6, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 14, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/00477
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A robotic surgical system includes a slide rail, a surgical instrument, and a robotic surgical assembly. The robotic surgical assembly is coupled to the slide rail and translatable along the slide rail between a first position and a second position. The robotic surgical assembly is coupled to the surgical instrument. The robotic surgical assembly, or a portion thereof, is configured to automatically rotate to a predetermined orientation relative to the slide rail when the robotic surgical assembly is disposed at the first position to enable the surgical instrument to be selectively uncoupled from the robotic surgical assembly.

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