Drive mechanisms for robot arms
    81.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10398516B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-03

    申请号:US15217035

    申请日:2016-07-22

    摘要: A robot arm comprising a joint mechanism for articulating one limb of the arm relative to another limb of the arm about two non-parallel rotation axes, the mechanism comprising: an intermediate carrier attached to a first one of the limbs by a first revolute joint having a pitch rotation axis and to a second one of the limbs by a second revolute joint having a yaw rotation axis; a first drive gear disposed about the pitch rotation axis, the first drive gear being fast with the carrier; a second drive gear disposed about the yaw rotation axis, the second drive gear being fast with the second one of the limbs; a first drive shaft for driving the first drive gear to rotate about the pitch rotation axis, the first drive shaft extending along the first one of the limbs and having a first shaft gear thereon, the first shaft gear being arranged to engage the first drive gear; a second drive shaft for driving the second drive gear to rotate about the yaw rotation axis, the second drive shaft extending along the first one of the limbs and having a second shaft gear thereon; and an intermediate gear train borne by the carrier and coupling the second shaft gear to the second drive gear.

    TORQUE SENSING IN A SURGICAL ROBOTIC WRIST
    82.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190110850A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-18

    申请号:US16228852

    申请日:2018-12-21

    摘要: A surgical robotic component comprising an articulated terminal portion, the terminal portion comprising: a distal segment having an attachment connected thereto, an intermediate segment, and a basal segment whereby the terminal portion is attached to the remainder of the surgical robotic component. The terminal portion further comprises a first articulation between the distal segment and the intermediate segment, the first articulation permitting relative rotation of the distal segment and the intermediate segment about a first axis, and a second articulation between the intermediate segment and the basal segment, the second articulation permitting relative rotation of the intermediate segment and the basal segment about a second axis. The intermediate segment comprises: a third articulation permitting relative rotation of the distal segment and the basal segment about third and fourth axes, a first torque sensor configured to sense torque about the third axis, and a second torque sensor configured to sense torque about the fourth axis. The first, second and third articulations are arranged such that in at least one configuration of the third articulation the first and second axes are parallel and the third and fourth axes are transverse to the first axis.

    ROBOT MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT
    83.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190000706A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-03

    申请号:US16060580

    申请日:2016-12-09

    摘要: A surgical robotic system comprising: a surgical robot arm (7, 8, 9) having at least six degrees of freedom, the arm having a distal end for attachment to a surgical tool (5) and a proximal end; and a mounting structure (10, 11, 12) configured to mate to the proximal end of the arm for holding the proximal end of the arm spatially fixed, the mounting structure comprising an electrical connection for powering the surgical robot arm; wherein the system comprises a manually operable latching mechanism (6) whereby the arm can be attached to and released from the mounting structure.

    Torque sensors
    84.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10161816B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-25

    申请号:US15217038

    申请日:2016-07-22

    IPC分类号: G01L3/14 B25J13/08

    摘要: A torque sensor arrangement configured to attach between a first part and a second part to sense torque therebetween, the torque sensor arrangement comprising: an interface member having on its exterior an engagement configuration configured to rotationally engage the first part; a torsion member comprising a deflectable body attached at one end thereof to the interface member and comprising, at the other end of the deflectable body, an engagement configuration configured to rotationally engage the second part; and a deflection sensor attached to the deflectable body; wherein the interface member defines a rigid sleeve extending around the deflectable body and the torque sensor arrangement further comprises a bushing located between and in contact with both the sleeve and the deflectable body.

    SYMMETRICALLY ARRANGED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT ARTICULATION

    公开(公告)号:US20180360549A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-20

    申请号:US16060474

    申请日:2016-12-09

    IPC分类号: A61B34/30 A61B17/00 A61B17/29

    摘要: A robotic surgical instrument comprising: a shaft; an end effector comprising a first end effector element and a second end effector element; an articulation connecting the end effector to the shaft, the articulation comprising: a first joint driveable by a first pair of driving elements, the first joint permitting the end effector to rotate about a first axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the shaft; a second joint driveable by a second pair of driving elements, the second joint permitting the first end effector element to rotate about a second axis transverse to the first axis; and a third joint driveable by a third pair of driving elements, the third joint permitting the second end effector element to rotate about the second axis; the robotic surgical instrument further comprising a pulley arrangement around which the second and third pairs of driving elements are constrained to move, the second and third pairs of driving elements having symmetrically opposing paths around the pulley arrangement.

    INTERFACING A SURGICAL ROBOT AND INSTRUMENT
    86.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180353251A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US16060587

    申请日:2016-12-09

    IPC分类号: A61B34/35 A61B34/00 A61B17/32

    摘要: A robotic surgical instrument comprising: a shaft; an articulation at a distal end of the shaft for articulating an end effector, the articulation driveable by a pair of driving elements; and an instrument interface at a proximal end of the shaft, the instrument interface comprising an instrument interface element for driving the pair of driving elements, the instrument interface element displaceable over a first displacement range, the instrument interface element comprising a body receivable in a drive assembly interface element of a robot arm when the robotic surgical instrument engages with the surgical robot arm, the drive assembly interface element displaceable over a second displacement range, the length of the body in the displaceable direction being greater than one of the maximum travel of the body over the first displacement range and the maximum travel of the drive assembly interface element over the second displacement range.

    GEAR PACKAGING FOR ROBOTIC ARMS
    87.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180353249A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US16108200

    申请日:2018-08-22

    IPC分类号: A61B34/30 B25J17/02 B25J9/10

    摘要: A robot arm comprising a joint mechanism for articulating one limb relative to another limb about two non-parallel rotation axes, the mechanism comprising: an intermediate carrier attached to a first one of the limbs by a first revolute joint having a first rotation axis and to a second one of the limbs by a second revolute joint having a second rotation axis; a first drive gear disposed about the first rotation axis and fast with the carrier, whereby rotation of the carrier relative to the first limb about the first rotation axis can be driven; a second drive gear disposed about the second rotation axis and fast with the second one of the limbs, whereby rotation of the second one of the limbs about the second rotation axis relative to the carrier can be driven; at least one of the first and second drive gears being a sector gear.