Patent ID: 11864842
Assignee: AURIS HEALTH, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A method for driving a medical instrument, the method comprising:
attaching a medical instrument to an instrument drive mechanism, wherein:
the medical instrument comprises a base and an elongated shaft, the base comprising drive inputs configured to be actuated to articulate the medical instrument, and
the instrument drive mechanism comprises drive outputs driven by actuators, the drive outputs configured to engage with and actuate the inputs of base of the medical instrument, the instrument drive mechanism further comprising a first connector;

in a first configuration with the first connector of the instrument drive mechanism disengaged from a second connector of a robotic arm such that the instrument drive mechanism and medical instrument are uncoupled from the robotic arm, articulating the medical instrument using the instrument drive mechanism using the actuators of the instrument drive mechanism;
attaching the first connector of the instrument drive mechanism to the second connector of the robotic arm to achieve a second configuration in which the instrument drive mechanism and medical instrument are coupled to the robotic arm; and
in the second configuration, articulating the medical instrument with the instrument drive mechanism.