SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS INCLUDING A STERILE CONNECTOR AND RELATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20210315646A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-14

    申请号:US16843459

    申请日:2020-04-08

    摘要: Sterile connectors for robotic or robot-assisted surgery and related systems and methods can be used to establish a sterile barrier between a non-sterile robot arm and a surgical site. More particularly, a sterile connector can include a first component connector to couple to a distal end of a robot arm, a second component connector to couple to an end effector, and a sterile drape extending from the sterile connector. The sterile drape can drape the robot arm and can maintain a sterile barrier around the robot arm throughout the course of a surgical procedure. In this manner, an end effector can be swapped out during the procedure without the need to re-drape or re-establish the sterile surgical field. In some embodiments, the sterile connector can facilitate the passage of electrical signals and/or light between the sterile connector and at least one of the robot arm and end effector.

    END EFFECTOR IDENTIFICATION IN SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20230013550A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17376508

    申请日:2021-07-15

    IPC分类号: A61B34/00 A61B34/32 A61B90/96

    摘要: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for end effector identification in robotic surgical systems. A surgical robot can be coupled to an end effector. The system can identify the end effector using data received from the end effector. The system can adjust operation of the surgical system, including the robot arm, based on the data received from the end effector. Data received from or regarding the end effector can include detected characteristics, retrieved characteristics, or data stored on the end effector and communicated to the system. Both the identification and the operation adjustments can be performed automatically such that the system experiences little to no lag or downtime when coupling with different end effectors.

    NEUROMUSCULAR SENSING DEVICE WITH MULTI-SENSOR ARRAY

    公开(公告)号:US20210060337A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-04

    申请号:US17096947

    申请日:2020-11-13

    IPC分类号: A61N1/36 A61B5/0488 A61N1/04

    摘要: A sensing device for detecting an artificially induced neuromuscular response within a limb of a subject includes a carrier material and a plurality of mechanical sensors. The carrier material is operative to be secured around a portion of the limb, and each of the plurality of mechanical sensors are coupled with the carrier material. Each mechanical sensor is positioned on the carrier material such that it is operative to monitor a mechanical response of a different muscle group of the limb. Each mechanical sensor then generates a respective mechanomyography output signal corresponding to the monitored mechanical response of its adjacent muscle group.