Interchangeable surgical instrument
First Claim
1. A robotic medical system, comprising:
- a medical instrument assembly includinga retainer having an axial passageway therethrough,an array of instruments disposed in the retainer,a chamber,a mechanism configured for displacing a selected one of the instruments from the retainer into the chamber, wherein the retainer has a lateral port in communication with the axial passageway and the chamber, and the mechanism is configured for displacing the selected instrument through the lateral port into the chamber, andan instrument driver;
a drive unit coupled to the mechanism and instrument driver; and
an electric controller configured for directing the drive unit to linearly displace the array of instruments within the retainer to thereby displace a selected one of the instruments from the retainer into the chamber and to distally advance the instrument driver within the chamber to engage the selected instrument.
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Abstract
A robotic medical system comprises a medical instrument assembly having a retainer, a serial array of instruments disposed in the retainer, a chamber, and an instrument driver. The robotic medical system further comprises a user interface configured for generating at least one command signal, a drive unit coupled to the first mechanism, second mechanism, and instrument driver, and an electric controller configured, in response to the command signal(s), for directing the drive unit to linearly displace the array of instruments within the retainer, to displace a selected one of the instruments from the retainer into the chamber, and to distally advance the instrument driver within the chamber to engage the selected instrument.
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1. A robotic medical system, comprising:
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a medical instrument assembly including a retainer having an axial passageway therethrough, an array of instruments disposed in the retainer, a chamber, a mechanism configured for displacing a selected one of the instruments from the retainer into the chamber, wherein the retainer has a lateral port in communication with the axial passageway and the chamber, and the mechanism is configured for displacing the selected instrument through the lateral port into the chamber, and an instrument driver; a drive unit coupled to the mechanism and instrument driver; and an electric controller configured for directing the drive unit to linearly displace the array of instruments within the retainer to thereby displace a selected one of the instruments from the retainer into the chamber and to distally advance the instrument driver within the chamber to engage the selected instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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