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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2019
Cilag Gmbh International, Zug, CH;
Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Hillsboro, OH (US);
Jason L. Harris, Lebanon, OH (US);
Nicholas M. Morgan, Loveland, OH (US);
Joshua P. Morgan, Loveland, OH (US);
Christopher J. Hess, Blue Ash, OH (US);
Chad E. Eckert, Milford, OH (US);
Daniel J. Mumaw, Liberty Township, OH (US);
Kevin M. Fiebig, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Cilag GmbH International, Zug, CH;
Abstract
A method of using a surgical modular robotic assembly including an interchangeable motor pack, a hand-held surgical instrument, and a robotic surgical instrument is disclosed. The method includes releasably attaching an interface portion of the interchangeable motor pack to the hand-held surgical instrument, causing the interchangeable motor pack to drive a first surgical tool of the hand-held surgical instrument, stopping the interchangeable motor pack from driving the first surgical tool, disconnecting the interface portion from the hand-held surgical instrument, and releasably attaching the interface portion of the interchangeable motor pack to the robotic surgical instrument.