Surgical Accessory Clamp and System
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Abstract
A surgical accessory clamp, method of use, and a robotic surgical system including the clamp are disclosed. A surgical accessory may be attached and removed from a manipulator arm during a surgical procedure without requiring the use of an intermediate sterile accessory clamp, thus removing the need for a detachable accessory mount or adaptor that needs cleaning and sterilization and allowing for greater efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The present invention further allows for easy removal and attachment of instruments, tools, or accessories to the robotic surgical system without breach of sterility.
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33 Claims
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1-18. -18. (canceled)
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19. A robotic surgical system for performing a procedure within a sterile field, comprising:
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a manipulator arm; a surgical accessory clamp for coupling a surgical accessory to a distal end portion of the manipulator arm; and a sterile drape covering the accessory clamp and the manipulator arm to shield the accessory clamp and the manipulator arm from the sterile field. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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32. A method of clamping a surgical accessory in a robotic surgical system, the method comprising:
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attaching a surgical accessory clamp to a distal end portion of a manipulator arm; covering the manipulator arm and accessory clamp with a sterile drape to shield the manipulator arm and accessory clamp from a sterile field; and attaching an accessory to the accessory clamp within the sterile field. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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