Interchangeable surgical instrument
First Claim
1. A medical instrument assembly, comprising:
- an instrument driver having a driver shaft, a driver cable slidably disposed through the driver shaft, and a driver coupling member respectively mounted to the driver cable; and
an instrument configured for being mated with the instrument driver, the instrument having an instrument shaft, an end effector, an instrument cable slidably disposed through the instrument shaft for actuating the end effector, and an instrument coupling member respectively mounted to the instrument cable, wherein the driver coupling member and the instrument coupling member are configured for being releasably interlocked together.
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Abstract
A robotic medical system comprises an instrument driver having a driver shaft, a driver cable slidably disposed through the shaft, and a driver coupling member respectively mounted to the driver cable, and an instrument having an instrument shaft, an end effector, an instrument cable slidably disposed through the shaft for actuating the end effector, and an instrument coupling member mounted to the instrument cable. The robotic medical system further comprises a storage chamber having a passage that stores the instrument, a drive unit coupled to the instrument driver, and an electric controller configured for directing the drive unit to distally advance the instrument driver within the passage of the storage chamber and engage the driver coupling member and instrument coupling member, and for directing the drive unit to proximally retract the instrument driver within the passage of the storage chamber and disengage the driver coupling member and instrument coupling member.
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8 Claims
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1. A medical instrument assembly, comprising:
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an instrument driver having a driver shaft, a driver cable slidably disposed through the driver shaft, and a driver coupling member respectively mounted to the driver cable; and an instrument configured for being mated with the instrument driver, the instrument having an instrument shaft, an end effector, an instrument cable slidably disposed through the instrument shaft for actuating the end effector, and an instrument coupling member respectively mounted to the instrument cable, wherein the driver coupling member and the instrument coupling member are configured for being releasably interlocked together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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