Disposable sterile surgical adaptor

• US 9,724,163 B2
• Filed: 03/09/2015
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. (Intuitive Surgical Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. (Intuitive Surgical Holdings, LLC)
• Inventors: Orban, Joseph P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Leubecker, John P
• Application Number:
  US14/641,507
• Publication Number:
  US 20150173841A1
• Time in Patent Office: 883 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/062 Needle manipulators
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/068 Surgical staplers , e.g. containing multiple staples or clampsstaplers containing only one staple A61B17/10; magazines or containers for staples A61B17/105; for performing anastomosis A61B17/115; staplers in general B25C5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/10 for applying or removing wound clamps, e.g. containing only one clamp or staple A61B17/076 takes precedence; containing multiple wound clamps A61B17/068; Wound clamp magazines containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or with special means for dispensing contents B65D83/00, B65D85/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1285 for minimally invasive surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00477 Coupling A61B2017/0046 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/305 Details of wrist mechanisms at distal ends of robotic arms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/30 Surgical robots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/37 Master-slave robots A61B34/35 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/71 Manipulators operated by drive cable mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 46/10 specially adapted for instruments, e.g. microscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 50/24 Stands Mayo stands A61B50/15
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/361 Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/80 Implements for cleaning or washing the skin of surgeons or patients
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags

Abstract

A sterile adaptor is provided. The adaptor includes a housing, a retractor plate assembling, and a disc. The retractor plate assembly is coupled to the housing and includes a spring plate between upper and lower retractor plates. The spring plate includes an aperture with leaves. The disc is movably coupled to the spring plate of the retractor plate assembly, with a first side of the disc couplable to a surgical instrument and a second side of the disc couplable to a manipulator arm of a robotic surgical system. The disc is capable of transmitting torque from the manipulator arm to the surgical instrument.

Claims

1. A surgical system, comprising:

a sterile adaptor including;

a housing;

a retractor plate assembly coupled to the housing, the retractor plate assembly including a spring plate between an upper retractor plate and a lower retractor plate, the spring plate including an aperture with leaves; and

a disc movably coupled to the spring plate of the retractor plate assembly, a first side of the disc couplable to a surgical instrument, and a second side of the disc couplable to a manipulator arm of a robotic surgical system, the disc capable of transmitting torque from the manipulator arm to the surgical instrument.

2. The surgical system of claim 1 further comprising a sterile drape couplable to the sterile adaptor.

3. The surgical system of claim 2 wherein the sterile drape is comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polyurethane, and polycarbonate.

4. The surgical system of claim 2 wherein a portion of the sterile drape is sandwiched between the upper and lower retractor plates.

5. The surgical system of claim 1 wherein the disc includes a channel sized to receive the leaves.

6. The surgical system of claim 1 wherein the upper retractor plate includes a plurality of posts and the lower retractor plate includes a plurality of receiving apertures, each sized to receive one of the plurality of posts.

7. The surgical system of claim 1 wherein the upper retractor plate includes a plurality of posts and the spring plate includes a plurality of receiving apertures, each sized to receive one of the plurality of posts.

8. The surgical system of claim 7 wherein the plurality of receiving apertures are arranged around a circumference of the aperture with leaves.

9. The surgical system of claim 1 further comprising the surgical instrument.

10. The surgical system of claim 1 further comprising the manipulator arm.

11. A surgical system, comprising:

a sterile adaptor including;

a housing;

a retractor plate assembly coupled to the housing, the retractor plate assembly including a spring plate between an upper retractor plate and a lower retractor plate, the spring plate including an aperture with leaves;

a disc movably coupled to the spring plate of the retractor plate assembly, a first side of the disc couplable to a surgical instrument, and a second side of the disc couplable to a manipulator arm of a robotic surgical system, the disc capable of transmitting torque from the manipulator arm to the surgical instrument; and

an integrated circuit providing an encrypted key for authentication of the sterile adaptor.

12. The surgical system of claim 11 further comprising a sterile drape couplable to the sterile adaptor.

13. The surgical system of claim 12 wherein the sterile drape is comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polyurethane, and polycarbonate.

14. The surgical system of claim 12 wherein a portion of the sterile drape is sandwiched between the upper and lower retractor plates.

15. The surgical system of claim 11 wherein the disc includes a channel sized to receive the leaves.

16. The surgical system of claim 11 wherein the upper retractor plate includes a plurality of posts and the lower retractor plate includes a plurality of receiving apertures, each sized to receive one of the plurality of posts.

17. The surgical system of claim 11 wherein the upper retractor plate includes a plurality of posts and the spring plate includes a plurality of receiving apertures, each sized to receive one of the plurality of posts.

18. The surgical system of claim 17 wherein the plurality of receiving apertures are arranged around a circumference of the aperture with leaves.

19. The surgical system of claim 11 wherein the integrated circuit provides for one of presence notification of the adaptor and identification data of a mounted instrument.

20. The surgical system of claim 11 further comprising an electrostatic protective cover over the integrated circuit.