Configurable Surgical Robotics System with Multi-Position Arms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical robotic systems are costly and specialized, requiring multiple systems for various surgical procedures, and are time-consuming and physically demanding to reconfigure for different procedures.
Innovation Solution
A surgical robotics system with configurable robotic arms that can be mounted on columns, rails, or separate units, allowing for independent movement and multiple arm segments to provide additional degrees of freedom, enabling access to different parts of the patient's body for various surgical procedures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple specialized robotic arm systems are obtained to accommodate a range of surgical procedures, then the ability to perform various surgical procedures is improved, but the capital cost and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic arm system is designed with multiple configurable mounting options (column-mounted with column rings, rail-mounted with base rails, or free-standing) to perform multiple surgical procedures. The robotic arms can be independently positioned and configured to access different body areas, making a single system versatile enough to replace multiple specialized systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system divides the robotic arm functionality into independent movable components that can be separately positioned and configured. Each robotic arm operates independently with multiple degrees of freedom, allowing the system to be reconfigured for different surgical procedures without requiring complete system replacement.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a robotic arm system is manually reconfigured for each surgical procedure, then the adaptability to different procedures is improved, but the time consumption and physical demand increase
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic arm system incorporates dynamic, movable components including column rings that translate vertically and rotate, base rails that translate along the base, and robotic arms with multiple segments providing additional degrees of freedom. These dynamic elements enable quick reconfiguration between different surgical procedures without manual disassembly or complex adjustments.
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AI summary
A surgical robotics system with robotic arms is configurable to perform a variety of surgical procedures. The surgical robotics system can include a table, column, base, and robotic arms that are either column-mounted, rail-mounted, or mounted on a separate unit. In a column-mounted configuration, the column can include column rings that translate vertically and rotate about the column. The robotic arms are attached to the column rings. In a rail-mounted configuration, the base can include base rails that translate along the base. The robotic arms are attached to the base rails. In both configurations, the robotic arms can move independently from each other and include multiple arm segments. Each arm segment can provide an additional degree of freedom to the robotic arm. Thus, the surgical robotics system may position the robotic arms into numerous configurations to access different parts of a patient's body.