Apparatus for surgical systems with electro-mechanical interfaces to mount robotic surgical arms
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1. An apparatus for mounting a surgical robotic arm to a set-up arm of a robotic surgical system, the apparatus comprising:
- means for sliding a pair of guide slots of the surgical robotic arm over a pair of guide tabs in the set-up arm;
means for aligning electrical connectors in the set-up arm to electrical connectors of the surgical robotic arm; and
means for mating male electrical connectors to female electrical connectors while mating the guide tabs in the set-up arm to flanges of a housing of the surgical robotic arm.
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In one embodiment of the invention, a method of mounting a surgical robotic arm to a set-up arm of a robotic surgical system is provided that includes sliding a pair of guide slots of the surgical robotic arm over a pair of guide tabs in the set-up arm; aligning electrical connectors in the set-up arm to electrical connectors of the surgical robotic arm; and coincidentally mating male electrical connectors to female electrical connectors while finally mating the guide tabs in the set-up arm to flanges of a housing of the surgical robotic arm.
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1. An apparatus for mounting a surgical robotic arm to a set-up arm of a robotic surgical system, the apparatus comprising:
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means for sliding a pair of guide slots of the surgical robotic arm over a pair of guide tabs in the set-up arm; means for aligning electrical connectors in the set-up arm to electrical connectors of the surgical robotic arm; and means for mating male electrical connectors to female electrical connectors while mating the guide tabs in the set-up arm to flanges of a housing of the surgical robotic arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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