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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2018
Bio-medical Engineering (Hk) Limited, Hong Kong, CN;
Bio-Medical Engineering (HK) Limited, Hong Kong, CN;
Abstract
Example embodiments relate to surgical systems and methods. System includes an end-effector assembly and arm assembly. End-effector assembly includes an instrument assembly and wrist assembly. Instrument assembly includes an instrument and instrument driven portion. Instrument driven portion includes an instrument connection portion and instrument driven gear. Instrument connection portion connects the instrument driven gear to the instrument. Wrist assembly includes a wrist driven gear and wrist body, which connects the wrist driven gear to the instrument assembly. Arm assembly includes a wrist connector portion and integrated motors. Arm assembly attaches to and detaches from the wrist assembly. When the arm assembly is attached to the wrist assembly, the instrument driven gear and wrist driven gear are drivable to rotate by the integrated motors. When the arm assembly is detached from the wrist assembly, the instrument driven gear and wrist driven gear are not drivable to rotate by the integrated motors.