US 12,402,964 B2
Robotic surgical stapler assembly configured to use stapler reload
William A. Burbank, Sandy Hook, CT (US)
Assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/588,761.
Application 17/588,761 is a division of application No. 16/346,561, granted, now 11,259,884, previously published as PCT/US2017/059706, filed on Nov. 2, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/416,454, filed on Nov. 2, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0151717 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 34/35 (2016.02) [A61B 17/07207 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00367 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2902 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2931 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2936 (2013.01); A61B 2017/294 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2943 (2013.01); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of engaging a stapler reload assembly with a drive assembly and engaging the drive assembly with a manipulator, the method comprising:
detachably mounting the drive assembly to a manipulator by:
engaging a roll output of the manipulator with a roll input drivingly coupled with a roll output gear coupled to a roll shaft of the drive assembly, the roll shaft having a longitudinal axis and the output gear rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the roll shaft,
engaging a pitch output of the manipulator with a pitch input drivingly coupled with a pitch output gear coupled to a pitch shaft of the drive assembly, the pitch output gear rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the roll shaft, and
engaging a clamp/fire output of the manipulator with a clamp/fire input drivingly coupled with a clamp/fire output gear coupled to a clamp/fire shaft of the drive assembly, the clamp/fire output gear rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the roll shaft; and
detachably mounting a stapler reload assembly to a distal end portion of a shaft assembly of the drive assembly by:
coupling a roll shaft of the stapler reload assembly with the roll shaft of the drive assembly,
coupling a pitch shaft of the drive assembly with a pitch shaft of the stapler reload assembly, and
coupling a clamp/fire shaft of the drive assembly with a clamp/fire shaft of the stapler reload assembly.