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End effector of a surgical robotic manipulator

US9566121B2 · kind B2 · utility

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112References

16Claims

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Assignee

Stryker Corporation · US

Inventors

Douglas A. Staunton · Kalamazoo, US
James E. Flatt · Kalamazoo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2014
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 9, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16D2001/103
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An end effector of a surgical robotic manipulator includes a removeable cutting accessory. The cutting accessory includes a cutting tip and a shaft extending along an axis. A drive member is configured to rotatably drive the shaft of the cutting accessory. An actuator is coupled to the drive member for rotatably driving the drive member. A clutch assembly is supported by and is selectively rotatable relative to the drive member and receives the shaft of the cutting accessory along the axis of the shaft for selectively locking the shaft to the drive member.

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