Surgical Instrument With Commonly Actuated Robotic and Manual Features
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1. An instrument comprising:
- an end effector at a distal end;
an actuator mechanism at a proximal end, the actuator mechanism including a first valve,a robotic control coupled to the first valve and a manual control coupled to the first valve; and
a transport shaft between the actuator mechanism and the end effector, the transport shaft including a cavity, coupled to the first valve, that facilitates material transport along the transport shaft, the first valve having an actuating axis perpendicular to a rotational axis of the robotic control.
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Abstract
An instrument including an end effector at a distal end; an actuator mechanism at a proximal end, the actuator mechanism including a first valve, a robotic control coupled to the first valve, and a manual control coupled to the first valve is provided. The instrument may further include a transport shaft between the actuator mechanism and the end effector, the transport shaft including a cavity, coupled to the first valve, facilitating material transport along the transport shaft, the first valve having an actuating axis perpendicular to a rotational axis of the robotic control. A method for using an instrument as above is also provided.
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25 Claims
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1. An instrument comprising:
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an end effector at a distal end; an actuator mechanism at a proximal end, the actuator mechanism including a first valve, a robotic control coupled to the first valve and a manual control coupled to the first valve; and a transport shaft between the actuator mechanism and the end effector, the transport shaft including a cavity, coupled to the first valve, that facilitates material transport along the transport shaft, the first valve having an actuating axis perpendicular to a rotational axis of the robotic control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for using an instrument with actuated features, the method comprising:
actuating a first valve in a proximal end of the instrument to access a cavity included in a transport shaft of the instrument;
wherein actuating the first valve includes;actuating an actuator mechanism that includes a robotic control coupled to the first valve and a manual control coupled to the first valve in response to activation of the robotic control or the manual control in a direction perpendicular to a rotational axis of the robotic control. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of using an instrument comprising:
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coupling a material source to a cavity in the instrument; coupling a suction source to the cavity in the instrument; actuating a first valve coupled to the cavity to access the material source using an actuator mechanism including a robotic control coupled to the first valve and a manual control coupled to the first valve; and actuating a second valve coupled to the cavity to access the suction source using an actuator mechanism including a robotic control coupled to the second valve and a manual control coupled to the second valve. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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