公开(公告)号：US20170333155A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-23

申请号：US15522657

申请日：2015-10-30

Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： Mahdi Azizian ,  Andrew C. Waterbury ,  Jonathan M. Sorge

IPC: A61B90/50 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B90/11 ,  A61B34/00

CPC classification number: A61B90/50 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B34/25 ,  A61B34/70 ,  A61B90/11 ,  B25J9/009 ,  B25J9/1682

Abstract: A system and method for an articulated arm based tool guide includes an elongated body having a guide hole, a first joint attached to a first end of the body, a second joint attached to a second end of the body opposite the first end, a first mounting arm coupled to the body using the first joint, and a second mounting arm coupled to the body using the second joint. The first mounting arm is configured to be attached to a first articulated arm of a computer-assisted medical device. The second mounting arm is configured to be attached to a second articulated arm of the computer-assisted medical device. The guide hole is adapted to receive a medical tool and maintain a working end of the medical tool in alignment with the guide. In some embodiments, the first mounting arm includes identifying information identifying the tool guide as a tool guide.