Methods, systems, and devices for causing end effector motion with a robotic surgical system
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1. A surgical system, comprising:
- a plurality of motors of a robotic surgical system configured to releasably and replaceably engage with a surgical tool having an elongate shaft with an end effector at a distal end thereof, the plurality of motors each being configured to cooperate to deliver a total amount of torque to the surgical tool and thereby drive a single function of the end effector;
wherein a maximum amount of torque that each of the plurality of motors is configured to deliver to the surgical tool is less than the total amount of torque.
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Abstract
Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for causing end effector motion with a robotic surgical system are provided. In general, a surgical tool can be configured to releasably and removably couple to a robotic surgical system. The robotic surgical system can include two motors configured to provide torque to the surgical tool to drive one single function of the surgical tool. In at least some embodiments, at least one of the two motors configured to cooperate with another motor to drive the single function of the surgical tool can be configured to drive a second function of the surgical tool.
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1. A surgical system, comprising:
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a plurality of motors of a robotic surgical system configured to releasably and replaceably engage with a surgical tool having an elongate shaft with an end effector at a distal end thereof, the plurality of motors each being configured to cooperate to deliver a total amount of torque to the surgical tool and thereby drive a single function of the end effector; wherein a maximum amount of torque that each of the plurality of motors is configured to deliver to the surgical tool is less than the total amount of torque. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surgical system, comprising:
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a tool driver including a first motor configured to provide a first amount of torque to a surgical tool releasably and replaceably engaged with the tool driver, and the tool driver including a second motor configured to provide a second amount of torque to the surgical tool; wherein the first and second amounts of torque cooperate to drive a single function of an end effector of the surgical tool, and a total of the first and second amounts of torque is greater than each of a maximum amount of torque the first motor is configured to provide to the surgical tool and a maximum amount of torque the second motor is configured to provide to the surgical tool. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A surgical method, comprising:
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actuating a plurality of motors of a robotic surgical system and thereby delivering a total amount of torque to a surgical tool and thereby drive a single function of an end effector of the surgical tool, the surgical tool being releasably and replaceably engaged with the robotic surgical system; wherein a maximum amount of torque that each of the plurality of motors is configured to deliver to the surgical tool is less than the total amount of torque that is being delivered to the surgical tool. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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