Surgical stapling system having multi-direction articulation

    公开(公告)号:US11583278B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US16844150

    申请日:2020-04-09

    摘要: A surgical stapling system comprising an end effector, a shaft, a drive member, a first cable, a second cable, and a third cable is disclosed. The end effector comprises a first jaw, a second jaw rotatable relative to the first jaw between an open position and a closed position, and a staple cartridge comprising staples. The shaft defines first and second articulation joints. The end effector is movable about the first articulation joint in a first articulation plane and about the second articulation joint in a second articulation plane. The drive member traverses the first articulation joint and the second articulation joint and is configured to space the second jaw relative to the first jaw. Actuation of the first and second cables moves the end effector within the first articulation plane. Actuation of the second and third cables moves the end effector within the second articulation plane.

    Machine-learning-based visual-haptic system for robotic surgical platforms

    公开(公告)号:US11576743B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17362620

    申请日:2021-06-29

    摘要: Embodiments described herein provide various examples of a machine-learning-based visual-haptic system for constructing visual-haptic models for various interactions between surgical tools and tissues. In one aspect, a process for constructing a visual-haptic model is disclosed. This process can begin by receiving a set of training videos. The process then processes each training video in the set of training videos to extract one or more video segments that depict a target tool-tissue interaction from the training video, wherein the target tool-tissue interaction involves exerting a force by one or more surgical tools on a tissue. Next, for each video segment in the set of video segments, the process annotates each video image in the video segment with a set of force levels predefined for the target tool-tissue interaction. The process subsequently trains a machine-learning model using the annotated video images to obtain a trained machine-learning model for the target tool-tissue interaction.

    Controlling a surgical instrument
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11576742B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US16492729

    申请日:2018-03-09

    IPC分类号: A61B34/00 A61B34/35

    摘要: A control system for regulating operative control of a surgical instrument by a remote surgeon input device. The surgical instrument is supported by an articulated robot arm, and comprises an end effector connected to a shaft by an articulated coupling. The remote surgeon input device is capable of operatively controlling the surgical instrument by controlling articulation of the end effector, and controlling articulation of the robot arm and coupling. On receiving a request to engage operative control of the surgical instrument by the surgeon input device, the control system initially engages operative control of articulation of the robot arm and coupling by the surgeon input device, whilst maintaining disengagement of operative control of articulation of the end effector by the surgeon input device. Subsequently, the control system engages operative control of articulation of the end effector by the surgeon input device following a manipulation of the surgeon input device.

    Systems and instruments for tissue sealing

    公开(公告)号:US11576738B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US16563480

    申请日:2019-09-06

    摘要: Provided is a robotic system that includes a surgical instrument with a wrist including an elongate shaft extending between a proximal end and a distal end, a wrist extending from the distal end of the elongate shaft, and an end effector extending from the wrist. The end effector may include a first jaw and a second jaw, the first and second jaw being moveable between an open position in which ends of the jaws are separated from each other, and a closed position in which the ends of the jaws are closer to each other as compared to the open position. The surgical instrument may also include at least one rotary cutter extending from the wrist and positioned at least partially within a recess formed in a face of the first jaw.

    Remote center of motion control for a surgical robot

    公开(公告)号:US11571267B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-07

    申请号:US16858010

    申请日:2020-04-24

    摘要: For control about a remote center of motion (RCM) of a surgical robotic system, possible configurations of a robotic manipulator are searched to find the configuration providing a greatest overlap of the workspace of the surgical instrument with the target anatomy. The force at the RCM may be measured, such as with one or more sensors on the cannula or in an adaptor connecting the robotic manipulator to the cannula. The measured force is used to determine a change in the RCM to minimize the force exerted on the patient at the RCM. Given this change, the configuration of the robotic manipulator may be dynamically updated. Various aspects of this RCM control may be used alone or in combination, such as to optimize the alignment of workspace to the target anatomy, to minimize force at the RCM, and/or to dynamically control the robotic manipulator configuration based on workspace alignment and force measurement.

    SURGICAL ROBOTIC ASSEMBLIES AND INSTRUMENT ADAPTERS THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20230012671A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17947666

    申请日:2022-09-19

    申请人: Covidien LP

    发明人: Brock Kopp

    摘要: An instrument adapter includes a housing, a drive member, a nut, and a shaft assembly. The nut is threadedly coupled to the drive member and axially movable relative thereto. The shaft assembly includes a shaft and a link. The shaft extends distally from the housing and is configured to be operably coupled to an end effector. The link has a proximal end movably coupled to the nut and a distal end configured to selectively lock the end effector to the shaft assembly. The link is movable between a proximal non-locking position, and a distal locking position. The nut is movable between a first position along the drive member, in which the nut resists proximal movement of the link from the distal position to the proximal position, and a second position, in which the nut does not resist proximal movement of the link from the distal position to the proximal position.

    LINK-DRIVEN ARTICULATION DEVICE FOR A SURGICAL DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230000578A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17363573

    申请日:2021-06-30

    发明人: Paul Moubarak

    IPC分类号: A61B34/00 A61B34/35

    摘要: Disclosed is a robotic surgical tool, comprising an end effector, an elongate shaft, and an articulation joint. The articulation joint comprises a pivot plate attached to the end effector, a fixed plate attached to the elongate shaft, and a spherical joint coupled to the pivot plate and the fixed plate. The robotic surgical tool further comprises an articulation drive system. The articulation drive system comprises a first rod, a second rod, a third rod, and a fourth rod that extend through the elongate shaft, a first mechanical link pivotably coupled to the first rod and to the pivot plate, a second mechanical link pivotably coupled to the second rod and to the pivot plate, a third mechanical link pivotably coupled to the third rod and to the pivot plate, and a fourth mechanical link pivotably coupled to the fourth rod and to the pivot plate.