Surgical instrument coupling mechanism

a surgical instrument and coupling mechanism technology, applied in the field of surgical instrument coupling mechanism, can solve the problems of inability to fully cooperate with surgeons, inability to use manipulators, and inability to achieve precise surgery,
US20110213383A1Inactive Publication Date: 2011-09-01HANSEN MEDICAL INC
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
HANSEN MEDICAL INC
Publication Date
2011-09-01
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A medical system and surgical instrument adapter are provided. The medical system comprises a surgical instrument carrying a distal tool configured for performing a medical procedure on a patient, an adapter having a clam-shell configuration configured for removably receiving a proximal end of the surgical instrument, and a drive unit configured for being coupled to the adapter to control the movement of the surgical instrument within at least one degree-of-freedom. The surgical instrument adapter may comprise a base portion configured for receiving a proximal end of the surgical instrument, and a clam-shell that pivots relative to the base portion between a first position that encloses the proximal end of the surgical instrument within the base portion and a second position that allows the proximal end of the surgical instrument to be removed from the base portion.
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RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11 / 762,745, filed Jun. 13, 2007, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 302,804, filed Nov. 21, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,331,967, which claims benefit of priority from U.S. application Ser. No. 60 / 409,530, filed Sep. 9, 2002. This application is also related to application Ser. No. 11 / 762,743, filed Jun. 13, 2007. The disclosures of these applications are expressly incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] For certain medical procedures, minimally invasive surgery has replaced conventional surgery where the patient's body cavity is open to permit the surgeon's hands and instruments access to the cavity and internal organs. Minimally invasive procedures are typically less traumatic than conventional surgery, in part, because of the significant reduced incision size through which the medical instruments are inserted.

[0003] A video camera may be inserted in...

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