Title:
SURGICAL CANNULAS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IDENTIFYING SURGICAL CANNULAS
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2022186711
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide systems of identifying cannulas for a surgical system.SOLUTION: A cannula for a surgical system 500 may include a magnet located in a position to be sensed by the surgical system in a mounted position of the cannula on the surgical system. At least one of the presence of the magnet and the polarity of the magnet is sensed in the mounted position of the cannula to provide identification information relating to the cannula. Exemplary embodiments further include a patient side cart for a teleoperated surgical system. The patient side cart includes a base, a main column, and an arm 520 connected to the main column. The arm may include a mount 522 to receive a cannula, and a reader to sense a magnet of an identification device in the cannula so as to receive identification information relating to the mounted cannula.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
Inventors:
BRANDON R GARBUS
ALLEN C THOMPSON
JUSTIN KROM
ALLEN C THOMPSON
JUSTIN KROM
Application Number:
JP2022154314A
Publication Date:
December 15, 2022
Filing Date:
September 28, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS
International Classes:
A61B90/98
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tadashige Ito
Tadahiko Ito
Osamu Miyazaki
Tadahiko Ito
Osamu Miyazaki