Surgical instruments
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1. A medical system, comprising:
- a rigid support configured for being affixed relative to a patient table;
a carriage assembly configured for being removably mounted to the rigid support;
a surgical instrument mounted to the carriage assembly, the surgical instrument carrying a distal tool configured for performing a medical procedure on a patient; and
a drive unit coupled to the surgical instrument through the carriage assembly to control the movement of the surgical instrument within at least one degree-of-freedom.
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Abstract
A medical system comprises a rigid support configured for being affixed relative to a patient table, a carriage assembly configured for being removably mounted to the rigid support, a surgical instrument mounted to the carriage assembly, the surgical instrument carrying a distal tool configured for performing a medical procedure on a patient, and a drive unit configured for being coupled to the surgical instrument to control the movement of the surgical instrument within at least one degree-of-freedom.
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1. A medical system, comprising:
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a rigid support configured for being affixed relative to a patient table; a carriage assembly configured for being removably mounted to the rigid support; a surgical instrument mounted to the carriage assembly, the surgical instrument carrying a distal tool configured for performing a medical procedure on a patient; and a drive unit coupled to the surgical instrument through the carriage assembly to control the movement of the surgical instrument within at least one degree-of-freedom. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A medical system, comprising:
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a rigid support configured for being affixed relative to a patient table; a carriage assembly configured for being removably mounted to the rigid support; a yoke configured for being mounted to the rigid support, wherein the carriage assembly further comprises a pivot piece configured for being pivotably secured to the yoke; a surgical instrument mounted to the carriage assembly, the surgical instrument carrying a distal tool configured for performing a medical procedure on a patient; and a drive unit configured for being coupled to the surgical instrument to control the movement of the surgical instrument within at least one degree-of-freedom. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A medical system, comprising:
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a rigid support configured for being affixed relative to a patient table; a carriage assembly configured for being removably mounted to the rigid support; a surgical instrument mounted to the carriage assembly, the surgical instrument carrying a distal tool configured for performing a medical procedure on a patient, wherein the surgical instrument comprises an adapter to which the drive unit is coupled and an instrument insert carrying the distal tool and removably disposed within the adapter; and a drive unit configured for being coupled to the surgical instrument to control the movement of the surgical instrument within at least one degree-of-freedom. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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