STIFFENING ASSEMBLY
    71.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210077778A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-18

    申请号:US17099837

    申请日:2020-11-17

    摘要: A stiffening assembly comprises an outer tube including a longitudinal axis, an inner tube extending along the longitudinal axis, and a plurality of laminar elements between the outer tube and the inner tube and separate from the outer tube and the inner tube. The stiffening assembly is adjustable between a flexible state in which each laminar element of the plurality of laminar elements is movable and a stiffened state in which an applied vacuum clamps the plurality of laminar elements between the outer and inner tubes such that a transfer of forces between the plurality of laminar elements stiffens the stiffening assembly. At least one laminar element of the plurality of laminar elements has a different thickness than at least another laminar element of the plurality of laminar elements.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ILLUMINATION OF A PATIENT ANATOMY IN A TELEOPERATIONAL SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20200246105A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-06

    申请号:US16757089

    申请日:2018-10-17

    摘要: A cannula can include a body with proximal and distal portions and a lumen extending through the body, the distal portion configured for insertion into a patient anatomy. An energy interface can be positioned in the proximal portion, and a light emitting device can be coupled to the energy interface and configured to emit light from the body. A system can include the cannula, a support structure, and an energy source. The support structure can include another energy interface that transfers energy to/from the energy interface. The energy source can be coupled to the cannula via the energy interfaces, where the light emitting device emits light from the body in response to energy received from the energy source via the energy interfaces. One or more cannulae can be used to illuminate the patient anatomy.

    INSTRUMENT INTERFACE
    79.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20160310115A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-27

    申请号:US15134836

    申请日:2016-04-21

    IPC分类号: A61B17/00 A61B46/10 A61B34/30

    摘要: A mechanical interface for a robotic medical instrument permits engagement of the instrument and a drive system without causing movement of an actuated portion of the instrument. An instrument interface can include a symmetrical, tapered or cylindrical projection on one of a medical instrument or a drive system and a complementary bore in the other of the drive system or the medical instrument. Symmetry of the projection and the bore allows the projection to be compression fit to the bore regardless of the rotation angle of the drive system relative to the medical instrument.