Surgical robotic access system
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1. A surgical robotic access system providing robotic manipulator access into a patient'"'"'s body, the surgical robotic access system comprising:
- a sealing cap arranged to be disposed externally to a patient'"'"'s body, the sealing cap including a flexible seal;
a retractor comprising an outer ring removably connected to the sealing cap and an inner ring arranged to be positioned within a patient'"'"'s body; and
a robotic insertion tube comprising an outer access connector and an inner access connector, the outer access connector removably coupled to a robotic sleeve and the inner access connector embedded in the flexible seal of the sealing cap, the robotic insertion tube having a lumen extending through the outer access connector and the inner access connector and the flexible seal covering a portion of the lumen extending through the inner access connector and through which a surgical robotic manipulator insertable through the lumen is insertable through the flexible seal covering the portion of the lumen;
wherein the retractor further comprises a sheath connecting the outer ring of the retractor to the inner ring of the retractor, the sheath having an adjustable length.
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Abstract
The surgical robotic access system provides access for robotic instruments and/or actuators including the introduction, operation and withdrawal of such robotic manipulators into a body cavity without permitting the escape of pressurized fluid or gas. The surgical robotic access system also provides a multi-faceted range of movement without touching or effecting pressure on the opening in the patient'"'"'s body cavity.
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1. A surgical robotic access system providing robotic manipulator access into a patient'"'"'s body, the surgical robotic access system comprising:
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a sealing cap arranged to be disposed externally to a patient'"'"'s body, the sealing cap including a flexible seal; a retractor comprising an outer ring removably connected to the sealing cap and an inner ring arranged to be positioned within a patient'"'"'s body; and a robotic insertion tube comprising an outer access connector and an inner access connector, the outer access connector removably coupled to a robotic sleeve and the inner access connector embedded in the flexible seal of the sealing cap, the robotic insertion tube having a lumen extending through the outer access connector and the inner access connector and the flexible seal covering a portion of the lumen extending through the inner access connector and through which a surgical robotic manipulator insertable through the lumen is insertable through the flexible seal covering the portion of the lumen;
wherein the retractor further comprises a sheath connecting the outer ring of the retractor to the inner ring of the retractor, the sheath having an adjustable length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A surgical robotic access system providing robotic instrument access into a patient'"'"'s body, the surgical robotic access system comprising:
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a sealing cap arranged to be disposed externally to a patient'"'"'s body, the sealing cap including a flexible seal; a robotic insertion tube comprising; a first outer access connector and an inner access connector, the first outer access connector removably coupled to a first robotic sleeve through which a first robotic manipulator is insertable therethrough and the inner access connector is embedded in the flexible seal of the sealing cap to permanently affix the inner access connector to the flexible seal, and a second outer access connector removably coupled to a second robotic sleeve through which a second robotic manipulator is insertable therethrough, the first and second outer access connectors arranged to be removably coupled to the inner access connector of the robotic insertion tube in that the first and second outer access connectors are interchangeable with the inner access connector;
wherein the first outer access connector includes a first robotic coupling interface to sealingly mate with a corresponding first robotic coupling interface of the first robotic sleeve and the second outer access connector includes a second robotic coupling interface to sealingly mate with a corresponding second robotic coupling interface of the second robotic sleeve, the first robotic coupling interface of the first outer access connector being different from the second robotic coupling interface of the second outer access connector.
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16. A surgical robotic access providing robotic instrument access into a patient'"'"'s body, the surgical robotic access system comprising:
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a sealing cap arranged to be disposed externally to a patient'"'"'s body, the sealing cap including a flexible seal; a robotic insertion tube comprising; a first outer access connector and an inner access connector, the first outer access connector removably coupled to a first robotic sleeve through which a first robotic manipulator is insertable therethrough and the inner access connector is embedded in the flexible seal of the sealing cap to permanently affix the inner access connector to the flexible seal, and a second outer access connector removably coupled to a second robotic sleeve through which a second robotic manipulator is insertable therethrough, the first and second outer access connectors arranged to be removably coupled to the inner access connector of the robotic insertion tube in that the first and second outer access connectors are interchangeable with the inner access connector;
wherein the second outer access connector comprises a plurality of apertures disposed around a periphery of the second outer access connector, the plurality of apertures not extending into a lumen of the second outer access connector and the first robotic sleeve is arranged to be disposed externally to the patient'"'"'s body.
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17. A surgical robotic access system providing robotic manipulator access into a patient'"'"'s body, the surgical robotic access system comprising:
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a sealing cap arranged to be disposed externally to a patient'"'"'s body, the sealing cap including a flexible seal; a retractor comprising an outer ring removably connected to the sealing cap and an inner ring arranged to be positioned within a patient'"'"'s body; and a robotic insertion tube comprising an outer access connector and an inner access connector, the outer access connector removably coupled to a robotic sleeve and the inner access connector embedded in the flexible seal of the sealing cap, the robotic insertion tube having a lumen extending through the outer access connector and the inner access connector and the flexible seal covering a portion of the lumen extending through the inner access connector and through which a surgical robotic manipulator insertable through the lumen is insertable through the flexible seal covering the portion of the lumen;
wherein the inner access connector comprises a plurality of apertures disposed around a periphery of the inner access connector at a distal portion of the inner access connector through which the flexible seal extends there through to hold the distal portion of the inner access connector in place and permanently affixed in the flexible seal.
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18. A surgical robotic access system providing robotic manipulator access into a patient'"'"'s body, the surgical robotic access system comprising:
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a sealing cap arranged to be disposed externally to a patient'"'"'s body, the sealing cap including a flexible seal; a retractor comprising an outer ring removably connected to the sealing cap and an inner ring arranged to be positioned within a patient'"'"'s body; and a robotic insertion tube comprising an outer access connector and an inner access connector, the outer access connector removably coupled to a robotic sleeve and the inner access connector embedded in the flexible seal of the sealing cap, the robotic insertion tube having a lumen extending through the outer access connector and the inner access connector and the flexible seal covering a portion of the lumen extending through the inner access connector and through which a surgical robotic manipulator insertable through the lumen is insertable through the flexible seal covering the portion of the lumen;
wherein the sealing cap further comprises a ring surrounding and connected to the flexible seal;
a insufflation port disposed through the flexible seal and the ring, the insufflation port having an inlet disposed at a periphery of the ring and an outlet disposed below the flexible seal and arranged to supply insufflation gas into a patient; and
an evacuation port disposed through the flexible seal and the ring, the evacuation port having an inlet disposed below the flexible seal and an outlet disposed at the periphery of the ring and arranged to extract smoke from a patient.
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