IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,262,968
Granted Patent B2
US 12,262,968 · App. 17/372,163 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Translational instrument interface for surgical robot and surgical robot systems comprising the same

Inventors: Julien Chassot (Lechelles, CH); Michael Friedrich (Bern, CH)
Assignee: Distalmotion SA
A61B34/37A61B17/00A61B34/71A61B46/10A61B90/94A61B2017/0023A61B2017/00398A61B2017/00477A61B2017/00539A61B2034/302A61B2034/305A61B34/35A61B2034/715A61B2090/0812A61B90/90A61B2560/0238
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Patent No.
US 12,262,968
App. No.
17/372,163
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Surgical instruments for use in a surgical robot are provided herein. The instruments are preferably part of a translational instrument interface and are removably coupled to the surgical robot. In one aspect, the translational instrument interface has a slave hub mounted on a distal end of the slave unit, a sterile shield insertable within the slave hub, and an instrument having an end-effector for contacting tissue insertable within the sterile shield. The instrument may be disposable after a single use. The handle of the surgical robot is preferably coupled to the translational instrument interface such that actuation at the handle causes movement of the end-effector for performing surgery.

Claims (27)

1. A method for actuating an instrument of a surgical robot, the method comprising:

coupling a sterile barrier to a slave hub of the surgical robot by inserting a first component of the sterile barrier into a proximal end of a lumen extending through the slave hub and a second component of the sterile barrier into a distal end of the lumen;

coupling an instrument to the slave hub of the surgical robot via the sterile barrier such that a pair of engagers of an actuator disposed in a proximal region of the instrument releasably couples to a respective extension of a pair of receptacles of the slave hub, the actuator coupled to an end-effector disposed in a distal region of the instrument; and

actuating a drive unit coupled to the pair of receptacles to induce translational movement at a first engager of the pair of engagers in a first direction and to induce translational movement at a second engager of the pair of engagers in an opposite direction to thereby move the end-effector in a degree-of-freedom for performing surgery.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein coupling the instrument to the slave hub of the surgical robot comprises rotating a rotatable portion of an instrument head of the instrument such that a locking pin coupled to the rotatable portion engages with a slit of the sterile barrier coupled to the slave hub.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein coupling the instrument to the slave hub of the surgical robot comprises axially aligning a key of an instrument head of the instrument with the sterile barrier coupled to the slave hub.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein actuating the drive unit induces translational movement at the first and second engagers parallel to a longitudinal axis of the instrument along a pathway at the proximal region of the instrument.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein actuating the drive unit to induce translational movement at the first and second engagers comprises actuating rotary movement of the drive unit to induce translational movement at the first and second engagers via a system of cables and pulleys.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein actuating the drive unit to induce translational movement at the first and second engagers comprises actuating rotary movement of the drive unit to induce translational movement at the first and second engagers via a system of gears, leadscrews, and leadscrew nuts.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein coupling the instrument to the slave hub of the surgical robot comprises releasably coupling a second pair of engagers of the actuator to a respective extension of a second pair of receptacles of the slave hub, the method further comprising:

actuating a second drive unit coupled to the second pair of receptacles to induce translational movement at a first engager of the second pair of engagers in the first direction and to induce translational movement at a second engager of the second pair of engagers in the opposite direction to thereby move the end-effector in a second degree-of-freedom.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein coupling the instrument to the slave hub of the surgical robot comprises releasably coupling a third pair of engagers of the actuator to a respective extension of a third pair of receptacles of the slave hub, the method further comprising:

actuating a third drive unit coupled to the third pair of receptacles to induce translational movement at a first engager of the third pair of engagers in the first direction and to induce translational movement at a second engager of the third pair of hook shaped engagers in the opposite direction to thereby move the end-effector in a third degree-of-freedom.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising disposing of the instrument after a single use.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is coupled to the end-effector disposed in the distal region of the instrument via a plurality of force transmitting elements, the method further comprising tensioning the plurality of force transmitting elements via at least one tension cable coupled to the actuator.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising tensioning the pair of receptacles via at least one tension cable of the slave hub coupled to the pair of receptacles.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising rotating the slave hub about an axis to rotate the end-effector about the axis.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting information about the instrument via an identification tag of the instrument.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising encoding the identification tag with at least one of: an instrument type, serial number, calibration data, range-of-motion data, end-effector kinematics, or controlling offsets.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the slave hub is coupled to a slave unit comprising a plurality of slave links and slave joints, the slave unit operatively coupled to a master unit comprising a handle and a plurality of master links and master joints, the method further comprising:

reproducing movement of the master unit at the slave unit; and

reproducing movement of the handle by the end-effector.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein coupling the sterile barrier to the slave hub comprises:

engaging the first component of the sterile barrier with the second component when the first component and the second component of the sterile barrier have been inserted into the lumen.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein coupling the sterile barrier to the slave hub further comprises orientating at least one of the first component or the second component relative to the lumen extending through the slave hub via an asymmetric shape of the at least one of the first component or the second component.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein coupling the instrument to the slave hub comprises coupling the pair of engagers to a pair of slide elements of the sterile barrier, such that the pair of slide elements are coupled between the pair of engagers and the pair of receptacles.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the pair of slide elements automatically align the pair of receptacles with the actuator.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2023
From: DISTALMOTION SA
To: RVLHC II, LLC
Reel/Frame 063181/0263 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: DISTALMOTION SA
To: RVLHC II, LLC
Reel/Frame 057995/0211 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2021
From: CHASSOT, JULIEN; FRIEDRICH, MICHAEL
To: DISTALMOTION SA
Reel/Frame 056858/0600 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15976812 · May 10, 2018
Provisional Application 62505018 · May 11, 2017
Related Publication 20210330408A1 · Oct 28, 2021
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