BLADE OPTIMIZATION FOR ROBOTIC ASSISTED SEALING INSTRUMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240238000A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18558632

    申请日:2022-05-03

    申请人: Covidien LP

    摘要: A method of determining the distal throw of a knife blade of a robotic surgical instrument includes selectively engaging an end effector onto a housing of a robotic surgical instrument homing a knife blade. The method further includes initiating an end stop detection algorithm including: actuating a knife drive coupler to advance the knife blade distally through a knife channel defined within the end effector; calculating the running torque average of the knife drive coupler as the knife blade translates through the knife channel; determining a spike above the running torque average within a predetermined threshold and recording the position of the knife blade as a maximum distal throw of the knife blade; retracting the knife blade to determine an offset position from the maximum distal throw of the knife blade; and recording the offset position of the knife blade for subsequent usage.

    SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING WRISTED INSTRUMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20230320795A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-12

    申请号:US18022284

    申请日:2021-08-31

    申请人: Covidien LP

    IPC分类号: A61B34/30 A61B34/00 A61B90/00

    摘要: A surgical robotic arm includes an instrument having a plurality of cables that are movable longitudinally and an end effector movable by the cables. The surgical robotic arm also includes a drive unit having a plurality of motors each of which is configured to move one of the cables and a plurality of torque sensors, each of which is configured to measure torque output by one of the motors. The surgical robotic arm also includes a controller configured to receive a torque measurement from each of the torque sensors and control each of the motors to apply a minimum torque to maintain a minimum tension on each of the cables based on the torque measurement from each of the torque sensors.

    METHOD OF CONTROLLING CABLE DRIVEN END EFFECTORS

    公开(公告)号:US20220071726A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-10

    申请号:US17299869

    申请日:2019-12-06

    申请人: Covidien LP

    IPC分类号: A61B34/00 A61B34/30

    摘要: A method of controlling an end effector of a surgical robot includes receiving a desired pose, generating motor torques, transmitting the motor torques, generating null torques, generating desired torques, and transmitting the desired torques to an IDU such that the IDU moves the end effector to the desired pose. A primary controller receives the desired pose of the end effector in three DOF. The primary controller generates the motor torques in response to receiving the desired pose. The primary controller transmits the motor torques which are received in a secondary controller. The secondary controller generates null torques to maintain tension in cables of a differential drive mechanism of the IDU. The desired torques are generated for each motor of the IDU to include a sum of the motor torques and the null torques.