Robotic Surgical Systems With Fluid Flow Control For Irrigation, Aspiration, and Blowing
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Abstract
In one embodiment of the invention, a robotic surgical system is provided including a master control console and a surgical manipulator. The master control console generates control signals to cause one or more fluids to flow into or out of a surgical site. The surgical manipulator is coupled to the console to receive the control signals and includes at least one robotic arm and a surgical instrument coupled thereto. The surgical manipulator controls the surgical instrument in response to the control signals to control the flow of the one or more fluids into or out of the surgical site. The surgical instrument has a first robotically controlled valve that is responsive to the surgical manipulator and a hollow tube having a first end coupled to the first robotically controlled valve with an opening at a second end to direct the flow of one or more fluids.
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48 Claims
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27. A robotic surgical system, comprising:
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a control console adapted to generate control signals that provide a user with an ability to vary a flow rate of fluid into or out of a surgical site over a range of flow rates between zero and fully open flow; a robotic arm in communication with the control console and adapted to respond to the control signals in order to manipulate at least one surgical instrument; and a surgical instrument coupled to the robotic arm, the surgical instrument including a robotically controlled valve coupled to a receiving element and having a plurality of ports, wherein the robotically controlled valve is adapted to vary the flow rate of a first fluid into or out of the surgical site in a controlled manner over a range of flow rates between zero and fully open flow in response to the actuation of the receiving element by the driver element, and a hollow tube having a first end in communication with one of the plurality of ports of the robotically controlled valve and a second end with an opening to direct the flow of the first fluid into or out of the surgical site. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A robotic surgical system, comprising:
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a control console adapted to generate control signals associated with the flow of fluid into or out of a surgical site, wherein the control console provides a user with an ability to control both the switching between two or more different fluids and to vary the flow rate of at least one of said two or more different fluids into or out of a surgical site over a range of flow rates between zero and fully open flow; and at least one robotic arm adapted to manipulate at least one surgical instrument coupled thereto in response to the control signals, wherein the at least one surgical instrument includes a first robotically controlled valve having a plurality of ports, the first robotically controlled valve being adapted to provide at least two different fluids into or out of the surgical site, to switch between said two different fluids, and to vary the flow rate of at least one of said fluids in a controlled manner over a range of flow rates between zero and fully open flow. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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