Gear packaging for robotic joints

    公开(公告)号:US12036667B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-16

    申请号:US18162794

    申请日:2023-02-01

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

    摘要: A robot arm comprising a first arm segment and a second arm segment coupled to each other by a first revolute joint having a first rotation axis and a second revolute joint having a second rotation axis non-parallel to the first rotation axis, and a joint mechanism for articulating the first arm segment relative to the second arm segment about the first and second rotation axes, the joint mechanism comprising: a first driven gear disposed about an axle coincident with the first rotation axis, the axle being fast with a first arm segment of the robot arm; a second driven gear disposed about the second rotation axis and fast with a second arm segment of the robot arm and fast with the first driven gear about the first rotation axis; a first drive gear configured to drive the first driven gear to rotate about the axle, the first drive gear being arranged to engage the first driven gear; a second drive gear for driving the second driven gear to rotate about the second rotation axis; and an intermediary gear arrangement arranged to engage the second drive gear and the second driven gear and being disposed about the first rotation axis, whereby rotation of the intermediary gear arrangement relative to the first arm segment about the first rotation axis can be driven.

    TORQUE SENSING IN A SURGICAL ROBOTIC WRIST
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240108430A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-04

    申请号:US18534090

    申请日:2023-12-08

    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.

    Drive arrangements for robot arms

    公开(公告)号:US11577409B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17007080

    申请日:2020-08-31

    摘要: A robot arm comprising a plurality of limbs articulated relative to each other, the robot arm extending from a base to a distal limb carrying a tool or an attachment point for a tool, the distal limb being attached by a revolute joint to a second limb, and the robot arm comprising a motor having a body and a drive shaft configured to drive rotation of the distal limb relative to the second limb about the revolute joint, wherein the body of the motor is fast with the distal limb.

    Motion feedthrough
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11564763B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US16321757

    申请日:2017-07-27

    IPC分类号: A61B46/17 A61B34/30 A61B17/00

    摘要: A motion feedthrough for a surgical drape, the motion feedthrough comprising a drive transfer element comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being releasably engageable with a portion of a robot arm and the second portion being releasably engageable with a portion of an instrument, the drive transfer element being movable relative to a bulk portion of the drape so as to transfer drive between the robot arm and the instrument.

    MOTION FEEDTHROUGH
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230022025A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17956202

    申请日:2022-09-29

    IPC分类号: A61B46/17 A61B34/30 A61B17/00

    摘要: A motion feedthrough for a surgical drape, the motion feedthrough comprising a drive transfer element comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being releasably engageable with a portion of a robot arm and the second portion being releasably engageable with a portion of an instrument, the drive transfer element being movable relative to a bulk portion of the drape so as to transfer drive between the robot arm and the instrument.

    DRIVE ASSEMBLY INTERFACE
    7.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220354599A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17814618

    申请日:2022-07-25

    IPC分类号: A61B34/30 A61B34/00

    摘要: A surgical robot arm extending between a base and a terminal link, the terminal link connected to an adjacent link in the surgical robot arm by a joint which permits the terminal link to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the terminal link, the terminal link comprising: a drive assembly having a first drive assembly interface element for driving a first instrument interface element of a robotic surgical instrument when the surgical robot arm engages the robotic surgical instrument, the first drive assembly interface element engageable with the first instrument interface element on the longitudinal axis of the terminal link, and the first drive assembly interface element being linearly displaceable along the longitudinal axis of the terminal link so as to drive the first instrument interface element along the longitudinal axis of the terminal link.

    Rotary encoder
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11333531B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-17

    申请号:US16839287

    申请日:2020-04-03

    IPC分类号: G01D5/245 G01D5/14

    摘要: A device for sensing the relative rotary position of first and second parts about a rotation axis, the device comprising a follower constrained to move on a first track fast with the first part and on a second track fast with the second part, the first track being linear and the second track comprising a plurality of circular arcs and at least one transition section connecting one of the circular arcs to another, the tracks being arranged so as to convert relative rotation of the parts into linear motion of the follower, wherein the second track is generally spiral, each circular arc is of constant radius about the rotation axis and the first track is perpendicular to the rotation axis.