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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Brian Rockrohr, Guilford, CT (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); B25J 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0226 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); B25J 15/0233 (2013.01); A61B 34/77 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2934 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2936 (2013.01); A61B 2034/305 (2016.02);
Abstract
An end effector for use and connection to a robot arm of a robotic surgical system, wherein the end effector is controlled and/or articulated by at least one cable extending from a respective motor of a control device of the robot surgical system, is provided. The end effector includes a wrist assembly, and a jaw assembly. The jaw assembly includes a cam pulley rotatably supported on at least one support plate of the jaw assembly, wherein the cam pulley is operatively connected to a proximal end of each of the jaws of the jaw assembly such that rotation of the cam pulley results in one of an opening and closing of the jaw assembly.