Robotically controlling surgical assemblies
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1. A surgical system for selective connection to a robotic arm, the surgical system comprising:
- an instrument drive unit including a plurality of actuators;
an instrument support platform configured to be releasably coupled to the instrument drive unit in an arm mount of the robotic arm, the arm mount defining a central longitudinal axis and including a ring gear that encircles the central longitudinal axis of the arm mount, the ring gear configured to engage the instrument drive unit to rotate the instrument drive unit relative to the arm mount about the central longitudinal axis of the arm mount, the instrument support platform including a plurality of rotatable members operably associated with the plurality of actuators of the instrument drive unit, each of the plurality of rotatable members being rotatable in response to actuation of at least one of the plurality of actuators;
an instrument carriage coupled to the plurality of rotatable members of the instrument support platform and including a plurality of drive members, at least one of the plurality of drive members being translatable in response to rotation of at least one of the plurality of rotatable members; and
a surgical instrument releasably coupled to the instrument carriage and supporting an end effector that extends distally from the instrument support platform, the end effector being movable in response to translation of at least one of the plurality of drive members of the instrument carriage.
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Abstract
A surgical system for selective connection to a robotic arm includes an instrument drive unit, an instrument support platform coupled to the instrument drive unit, an instrument carriage coupled to the instrument support platform, and a surgical instrument releasably coupled to the instrument carriage. The surgical instrument includes an end effector controllable to perform surgery in response to telemanipulation of actuators in the instrument drive unit.
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1. A surgical system for selective connection to a robotic arm, the surgical system comprising:
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an instrument drive unit including a plurality of actuators; an instrument support platform configured to be releasably coupled to the instrument drive unit in an arm mount of the robotic arm, the arm mount defining a central longitudinal axis and including a ring gear that encircles the central longitudinal axis of the arm mount, the ring gear configured to engage the instrument drive unit to rotate the instrument drive unit relative to the arm mount about the central longitudinal axis of the arm mount, the instrument support platform including a plurality of rotatable members operably associated with the plurality of actuators of the instrument drive unit, each of the plurality of rotatable members being rotatable in response to actuation of at least one of the plurality of actuators; an instrument carriage coupled to the plurality of rotatable members of the instrument support platform and including a plurality of drive members, at least one of the plurality of drive members being translatable in response to rotation of at least one of the plurality of rotatable members; and a surgical instrument releasably coupled to the instrument carriage and supporting an end effector that extends distally from the instrument support platform, the end effector being movable in response to translation of at least one of the plurality of drive members of the instrument carriage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A robotic surgical assembly, comprising:
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a robotic arm including an arm mount having an annular configuration, the arm mount defining a central longitudinal axis and including a ring gear that encircles the central longitudinal axis of the arm mount; an instrument drive unit secured to the arm mount and including a plurality of actuators, the ring gear configured to engage the instrument drive unit to rotate the instrument drive unit relative to the arm mount about the central longitudinal axis of the arm mount; an instrument support platform defining a longitudinal axis and releasably coupled to the instrument drive unit in the arm mount, the instrument support platform including a plurality of rotatable members operably associated with the plurality of actuators of the instrument drive unit, each of the plurality of rotatable members being rotatable in response to an actuation of at least one of the plurality of actuators of the instrument drive unit; and an instrument carriage coupled to the plurality of rotatable members and including at least one rotary drive member that rotates about the longitudinal axis of the instrument support platform and at least one linear drive member that linearly translates along the longitudinal axis of the instrument support platform, at least one of the linear or rotary drive members being movable in response to rotation of at least one of the plurality of rotatable members of the instrument support platform. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A surgical assembly for supporting a surgical instrument having an end effector, the surgical assembly comprising:
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an instrument drive unit; an instrument support platform defining a longitudinal axis and configured to releasably couple to the instrument drive unit in an arm mount of a robotic arm, the instrument support platform including a plurality of rotatable members, the arm mount defining a central longitudinal axis and including a ring gear that encircles the central longitudinal axis of the arm mount, the ring gear configured to engage the instrument drive unit to rotate the instrument drive unit relative to the arm mount about the central longitudinal axis of the arm mount; an instrument carriage coupled to the plurality of rotatable members and including at a rotary drive member that rotates about the longitudinal axis of the instrument support platform and a plurality of linear drive members that linearly translates along the longitudinal axis of the instrument support platform, the rotary drive member configured to fire the end effector in response to rotation of a first one of the plurality of rotatable members of the instrument support platform, at least one of the plurality of linear drive members configured to move the end effector relative to the support platform in response to rotation of a second one of the plurality of rotatable members of the instrument support platform. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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