公开(公告)号：US20180116708A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-03

申请号：US15855561

申请日：2017-12-27

Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Scott E. MANZO ,  William A. BURBANK ,  Richard D. GRESHAM

IPC: A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B17/29 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/32

CPC classification number: A61B18/1445 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B34/71 ,  A61B2017/003 ,  A61B2017/2927 ,  A61B2017/2945 ,  A61B2018/00345 ,  A61B2018/00404 ,  A61B2018/00595 ,  A61B2018/00601 ,  A61B2018/00619 ,  A61B2018/1432 ,  A61B2018/146 ,  A61B2034/305

Abstract: An electrically energized medical instrument uses one or more drive cables to both actuate mechanical components of a wrist mechanism or an effector and to electrically energize the effector. Electrical isolation can be achieved using an insulating main tube through which drive cables extend from a backend mechanism to the effector, an insulating end cover that leaves only the desired portions of the effector exposed, and one or more seals to prevent electrically conductive liquid from entering the main tube. Component count and cost may be further reduced using a pair of pulleys that are shared by four drive cables.

公开(公告)号：US20160324588A1

公开(公告)日：2016-11-10

申请号：US15212982

申请日：2016-07-18

Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Kevin DURANT ,  Gabriel F. BRISSON ,  Scott E. MANZO ,  William A. BURBANK

IPC: A61B34/00 ,  A61B34/32 ,  A61B17/295

Abstract: A method of controlling a surgical instrument comprising an end effector may comprise detecting a first signal indicating that an end effector component of a surgical instrument is positioned between a first position and a second position; and automatically controlling operation of the end effector component when a second signal is not detected within a predetermined delayed response time period after detecting the first signal, wherein the second signal indicates that the end effector component is in one of the first position or the second position.

Abstract translation: 控制包括端部执行器的外科器械的方法可以包括检测指示外科器械的末端执行器部件位于第一位置和第二位置之间的第一信号; 以及在检测到所述第一信号之后在预定的延迟响应时间段内未检测到第二信号时自动控制所述末端执行器部件的操作，其中所述第二信号指示所述末端执行器部件处于所述第一位置或所述第二位置 。