SURGICAL INSTRUMENT CONTROL AND ACTUATION
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Abstract
Two or more telemanipulated surgical instruments are inserted through a guide tube. Each instrument has a transmission mechanism that transmits actuating forces from actuators to components of the instrument. The transmission mechanisms are arranged around an extended centerline of the guide tube and are wedge-shaped so that they can be positioned more closely to the extended centerline.
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23 Claims
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1-17. -17. (canceled)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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a telemanipulation actuator assembly; a surgical instrument; and an endoscopic imaging system; wherein the surgical instrument and the endoscopic imaging system are interchangeably mountable on the actuator assembly. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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19. A method comprising:
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sensing if a surgical instrument or an imaging system is mounted on a telemanipulation actuator assembly; manipulating the surgical instrument with the actuator assembly in an instrument control mode if the instrument is mounted on the actuator assembly; and manipulating the imaging system with the actuator assembly in a camera control mode if the imaging system is mounted on the actuator assembly.
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Specification