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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2021
Cmr Surgical Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Thomas Bates Jackson, Cambridge, GB;
Edward John Mottram, Cambridge, GB;
Gordon Thomas Deane, Cambridge, GB;
Keith Marshall, Cambridge, GB;
Paul Christopher Roberts, Cambridge, GB;
Ricardo Michael Henderson Da Silva, Cambridge, GB;
CMR SURGICAL LIMITED, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure include a torque sensor arrangement configured to attach between a first part and a second part to sense torque therebetween, the torque sensor arrangement comprising an interface member having on its exterior an engagement configuration configured to rotationally engage the first part, a torsion member comprising a deflectable body attached at one end thereof to the interface member and comprising, at the other end of the deflectable body, an engagement configuration configured to fixedly engage the second part, and a deflection sensor attached to the deflectable body, wherein the interface member defines a rigid sleeve extending around the deflectable body and the torque sensor arrangement further comprises a bushing located between and in contact with both the sleeve and the deflectable body.