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Sterile drape interface for robotic surgical instrument

  • US 8,220,468 B2
  • Filed: 01/11/2011
  • Issued: 07/17/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical apparatus comprising:

  • a sterile sheet that covers at least a portion of a robotic surgical manipulator;

    a substantially rigid frame coupled to the sterile sheet;

    an instrument interface; and

    a diaphragm that connects the instrument interface to the frame, the diaphragm allowing the instrument interface to move with two degrees of rotational freedom when the instrument interface is positioned at least in part between a drive plate of the robotic surgical manipulator and a gimbal assembly of a surgical instrument attached to the robotic surgical manipulator.

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