IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,284,956
Granted Patent B2
US 11,284,956 · App. 16/303,862 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Robotic surgical assemblies

Inventors: Mike Zemlok (Prospect, CT); Jaimeen Kapadia (Cambridge, MA); Mark MacLeod (Southbury, CT); Chi Min Seow (New Haven, CT); Josiah Rosmarin (Sebring, FL)
Assignee: Covidien LP
A61B34/71A61B34/35A61B34/37A61B34/74A61B34/76A61B46/10B25J5/00B25J9/0021B25J9/04B25J9/108B25J9/1035B25J9/1045A61B2034/715
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Patent No.
US 11,284,956
App. No.
16/303,862
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A robotic surgical system includes a robotic arm, a carriage coupled to the robotic arm, a drive belt, and a motor supported by the carriage. The carriage rotatably supports an instrument rotation pulley and a motor axis pulley. The drive belt is coupled to the instrument rotation pulley and the motor axis pulley. The motor includes a coupling that is driven by the motor upon an actuation of the motor. The coupling is engaged with the motor axis pulley such that rotation of the motor axis pulley rotates the drive belt to rotate the instrument rotation pulley.

Claims (31)

1. A robotic surgical assembly comprising:

a carriage;

a shell mounted to the carriage;

a sterile barrier housing removably connectable to the shell, the sterile barrier housing defining a cavity therein and having a drive transfer assembly extending distally therefrom; and

a motor pack selectively receivable within the cavity of the sterile barrier housing and configured to interface with the drive transfer assembly of the sterile barrier housing while received within the cavity of the sterile barrier housing to transmit rotational forces from the motor pack to the drive transfer assembly, the drive transfer assembly configured to transmit rotational forces to a surgical instrument coupled to the drive transfer assembly.

2. The robotic surgical assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a lock ring rotatably supported on the sterile barrier housing.

3. The robotic surgical assembly of claim 2 , wherein the drive transfer assembly is rotatable relative to the sterile barrier housing, and wherein the lock ring supports a tactile feedback ring that is configured to couple to the drive transfer assembly to provide tactile feedback as to an angular orientation of the drive transfer assembly.

4. The robotic surgical assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sterile barrier housing includes a cover pivotally coupled thereto to selectively close the motor pack within the cavity.

5. The robotic surgical assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a sterile drape coupled to the shell and positionable to establish a sterile barrier.

6. The robotic surgical assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a robotic arm having a rail supported on the robotic arm, wherein the carriage is axially movable along the rail.

7. The robotic surgical assembly of claim 1 , wherein the carriage includes a coupling flange that rotatably supports an instrument rotation pulley that defines an opening therethrough, the opening defining a key-way for non-rotational receipt of the drive transfer assembly.

8. The robotic surgical assembly of claim 7 , further comprising a sterile barrier collar assembly configured to couple to the drive transfer assembly, the sterile barrier collar assembly configured to support the surgical instrument while the surgical instrument is coupled to the drive transfer assembly.

9. The robotic surgical assembly of claim 8 , wherein the drive transfer assembly and the sterile barrier collar assembly rotate together in response to rotation of the instrument rotation pulley so that the surgical instrument rotates along a longitudinal axis thereof while coupled to the sterile barrier collar assembly.

10. The robotic surgical assembly of claim 1 , wherein the motor pack is configured to rotate with the drive transfer assembly relative to the sterile barrier housing.

11. A robotic surgical system comprising:

a robotic arm;

a surgical instrument; and

a robotic surgical assembly coupled to the robotic arm and configured to support the surgical instrument, the robotic surgical assembly including:

a carriage;

a shell mounted to the carriage;

a sterile barrier housing connectable to the shell, the sterile barrier housing having a drive transfer assembly extending distally therefrom; and

a motor pack supported by the sterile barrier housing and configured to interface with the drive transfer assembly of the sterile barrier housing to transmit rotational forces from the motor pack to the drive transfer assembly, the drive transfer assembly configured to transmit rotational forces to the surgical instrument.

12. The robotic surgical system of claim 11 , further comprising a lock ring rotatably supported on the sterile barrier housing.

13. The robotic surgical system of claim 12 , wherein the drive transfer assembly is rotatable relative to the sterile barrier housing, and wherein the lock ring supports a tactile feedback ring that is configured to couple to the drive transfer assembly to provide tactile feedback as to an angular orientation of the drive transfer assembly.

14. The robotic surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the sterile barrier housing includes a cover pivotally coupled thereto to selectively close the motor pack within the cavity.

15. The robotic surgical system of claim 11 , further comprising a sterile drape coupled to the shell and positionable to establish a sterile barrier.

16. The robotic surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the robotic arm includes a rail, and wherein the carriage is axially movable along the rail.

17. The robotic surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the carriage includes a coupling flange that rotatably supports an instrument rotation pulley that defines an opening therethrough, the opening defining a key-way for non-rotational receipt of the drive transfer assembly.

18. The robotic surgical system of claim 17 , further comprising a sterile barrier collar assembly configured to couple to the drive transfer assembly, the sterile barrier collar assembly configured to support the surgical instrument while the surgical instrument is coupled to the drive transfer assembly.

19. The robotic surgical system of claim 18 , wherein the drive transfer assembly and the sterile barrier collar assembly rotate together in response to rotation of the instrument rotation pulley so that the surgical instrument rotates along a longitudinal axis thereof while coupled to the sterile barrier collar assembly.

20. The robotic surgical system of claim 11 , wherein the motor pack is configured to rotate with the drive transfer assembly relative to the sterile barrier housing.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2019
From: ROSMARIN, JOSIAH
To: ROSMARIN ENGINEERING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048007/0977 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2019
From: ROSMARIN ENGINEERING CORPORATION
To: COVIDIEN LP
Reel/Frame 048008/0070 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2018
From: ZEMLOK, MIKE; KAPADIA, JAIMEEN; MACLEOD, MARK; SEOW, CHI MIN
To: COVIDIEN LP
Reel/Frame 047701/0542 →
Continuity (8)
Provisional Application 62341701 · May 26, 2016
Provisional Application 62341714 · May 26, 2016
Provisional Application 62341748 · May 26, 2016
Provisional Application 62341774 · May 26, 2016
Provisional Application 62341761 · May 26, 2016
Provisional Application 62341720 · May 26, 2016
Provisional Application 62341804 · May 26, 2016
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