US 11,963,730 B2
Steerable overtube assemblies for robotic surgical systems
Daniel Kim, Houston, TX (US); Yongman Park, Houston, TX (US); Raymond Lee, Houston, TX (US); Sungwoo Cho, Houston, TX (US); and Dongsuk Shin, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to EndoQuest Robotics, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by EndoQuest Robotics, Inc., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/184,564.
Application 18/184,564 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2022/051259, filed on Nov. 29, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/284,217, filed on Nov. 30, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0210618 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 34/30 (2016.02) [A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00371 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A steerable overtube assembly for a robotic surgical system, comprising:
a steerable shaft having one or more instrument channels;
a control hub configured to mount to the steerable shaft;
a manual actuator extending from the control hub and configured to allow the steerable shaft to be manually steered by a user's hand; and
a robotic actuator housed by and/or extending from the control hub configured to connect to a robotic driver to allow robotic steering of the steerable shaft, wherein the manual actuator and the robotic actuator are coaxial and connected together such that robotic movement of the robotic actuator causes movement of the manual actuator.