US Patent Application 18201534. ATTACHMENT MECHANISM FOR USING AN ENDOSCOPE WITH A SURGICAL ROBOT simplified abstract

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ATTACHMENT MECHANISM FOR USING AN ENDOSCOPE WITH A SURGICAL ROBOT

Organization Name

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.

Inventor(s)

FARID Tavakkolmoghaddam of WORCESTER MA (US)

ZHANYUE Zhao of SHREWSBURY MA (US)

ANNE Gu of BRIGHTON (UA)

AVNISH Sachar of CAMBRIDGE MA (US)

CHRISTOPHER J. Nycz of HOLDEN MA (US)

BRYAN ALLEN Clark of FOREST LAKE MN (US)

PARIS MARKS Saint-preux of LOWELL MA (US)

ATTACHMENT MECHANISM FOR USING AN ENDOSCOPE WITH A SURGICAL ROBOT - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18201534 titled 'ATTACHMENT MECHANISM FOR USING AN ENDOSCOPE WITH A SURGICAL ROBOT

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a surgical system that works with a surgical robot.

  • The system includes an endoscope with a handle and a long shaft, an attachment mechanism to connect the endoscope to the surgical robot, a motorized introducer apparatus to move the endoscope relative to the patient, and an input device that can be operated with one hand.
  • The input device has tactile buttons and a joystick that can be controlled with the thumb.
  • The input device also has motion sensors to determine its position and orientation in space.


Original Abstract Submitted

A surgical system for use with a surgical robot may include an endoscope including a handle and an elongate shaft extending distally from the handle, an attachment mechanism including a fixture configured to receive the handle of the endoscope and a mounting structure configured to attach the fixture to the surgical robot, a motorized introducer apparatus spaced apart from the surgical robot and configured to translate the elongate shaft of the endoscope relative to a patient, and an input device configured to be operated using one hand only. The input device may include a plurality of tactile buttons operable using the one hand, and a joystick configured for operation by a thumb of the one hand. The input device may include a plurality of motion sensors configured to determine position and orientation of the input device in space.

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