US 12,239,584 B2
Interface moveably interconnecting surgical table and gantry
Roy K. Lim, Memphis, TN (US); Katharine E. Darling, Louisville, CO (US); and Mark C. Dace, Memphis, TN (US)
Assigned to WARSAW ORTHOPEDIC, INC., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed by Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/846,444.
Prior Publication US 2023/0414431 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. A61G 13/10 (2006.01); A61G 13/00 (2006.01); A61G 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 13/101 (2013.01) [A61G 13/0054 (2016.11); A61G 13/08 (2013.01); A61G 2200/325 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An interface for moveably interconnecting a surgical table with a stationary gantry supporting a surgical robotic system, the interface comprising:
a collar portion attached relative to a longitudinal cross-member of the surgical table, the collar portion including a first end, an opposite second end, an interior cavity extending between the first end and the second end, an exterior surface positioned between the first end and the second end, an interior surface defining a portion of the interior cavity, and at least one truck attached relative to the interior surface, portions of the longitudinal cross member being received in the interior cavity, and the at least one truck engaged to at least one track portion attached to the longitudinal cross member;
an actuator portion attached to the collar portion, the actuator portion including a shaft portion and a first gear portion provided in the interior cavity, the shaft portion terminating at the first gear portion, and the first gear portion being configured to operatively engage a second gear portion attached to the longitudinal cross member; and
a locking portion attached to and/or supported relative to the gantry, the locking portion including a shoulder portion configured to contact the exterior surface of the collar portion, and at least one engagement portion moveable between a disengaged position and an engaged position;
wherein, after the exterior surface is contacted to the shoulder portion of the locking portion, the locking portion can be moved from the disengaged position to the engaged position to maintain a position of the collar portion relative to the stationary gantry; and
wherein, after the collar portion is maintained in position relative to the stationary gantry, the first gear portion is operatively engaged to the second gear portion, and actuation of the actuator portion drives movement of portions of the longitudinal cross member into and out of the interior cavity via interaction between the first gear portion and the second gear portion to correspondingly adjust positions of the surgical table relative to the gantry.