CPC A61B 34/30 (2016.02) [A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02); A61B 2034/303 (2016.02); A61B 2034/305 (2016.02)] | 27 Claims |
1. A surgical arm assembly, the surgical arm assembly comprising:
an arm assembly, the arm assembly having:
a first drive gear; and
a wrist drive portion; and
an end-effector assembly securable to and removable from the arm assembly, the end-effector assembly having:
a first instrument assembly, the first instrument assembly having:
a first instrument for performing a surgical action;
a first instrument driven portion, the first instrument driven portion configured to move the first instrument relative to a first axis when the first instrument driven portion is driven by the first drive gear of the arm assembly; and
a first instrument insulative portion configured to electrically isolate the first instrument; and
a wrist assembly, the wrist assembly having:
a wrist driven portion, the wrist driven portion configured to move the first instrument relative to a second axis when the wrist driven portion is driven by the wrist drive portion of the arm assembly, wherein the second axis is different from the first axis, wherein the wrist assembly and the first instrument assembly are configured in such a way that the second axis and the first axis do not intersect one another; and
a wrist connector portion, wherein the end-effector assembly is secured to and removable from the arm assembly via the wrist connector portion.
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