Receiver Member Attachment Mechanism for Surgical Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current minimally invasive surgical systems face challenges in efficiently securing and positioning surgical and imaging assemblies within confined spaces during robotic or manual surgery, leading to difficulties and increased time consumption.
Innovation Solution
The development of a system with a receiver member having a post and securing member configuration that allows for releasable attachment to a user-operable surgical device, featuring a fin-shaped portion and grooves for secure positioning, enabling easy manipulation and positioning of surgical or imaging assemblies within the surgical site.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional surgical instruments are used in minimally invasive surgery, then the surgical procedures can be performed through small incisions, but the manipulation and positioning of instruments within confined spaces becomes difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a receiver member with a post and securing member configuration as an intermediary component that couples the surgical or imaging assembly to the user-operable surgical device. This intermediary mechanism facilitates easier manipulation and positioning within confined surgical spaces, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and time consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The securing member is designed to be movable between a first position (where the surgical device can be moved relative to the receiver member) and a second position (where the surgical device is secured to the receiver member). This dynamic configuration allows for quick adjustment and positioning, improving ease of operation while reducing time consumption.
2Manufacturing precision
If surgical assemblies are secured tightly to ensure stability, then positioning precision is improved, but the complexity of the attachment mechanism increases
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism is segmented into distinct components: a receiver member with grooves, a post member, and a securing member. This segmentation allows each component to have a specific function while maintaining overall simplicity, achieving positioning precision without excessive complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The post member features an asymmetric fin-shaped portion with a first side and a second side of different widths, which engages with corresponding grooves in the receiver member. This asymmetric design provides precise positioning and secure attachment while maintaining a relatively simple structural configuration.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the surgical device is made fully secure and fixed, then stability during surgery is improved, but the ability to adjust and reposition the device is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The securing member is designed to be movable between a first position (allowing adjustment and repositioning) and a second position (providing secure fixation). This dynamic design enables the system to transition between adaptability and stability as needed during the surgical procedure.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanism allows for quick release and reattachment of the surgical device to the receiver member. The securing member can be moved to release the surgical device for repositioning or更换, and then recovered to secure it again, providing both stability during use and adaptability when adjustment is needed.
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The present disclosure provides systems, assemblies and methods for surgery (e.g., robotic surgery). More particularly, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for releasably securing or attaching an assembly for use in a surgical procedure with respect to a user-operable surgical device. In general, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for releasably securing or attaching an assembly with respect to and for use with a user-operable surgery system. Systems and methods for releasably securing or attaching an assembly (e.g., imaging/surgical assembly) having a receiver member with respect to a user-operable grasper member of a surgery system are provided. The receiver member may be releasably and/or detachably securable to the surgical/imaging assembly.