Patent ID: 11877813
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A surgical method, comprising:
inserting an elongate shaft of a surgical tool into an opening of a tool holder mount on a distal end of a surgical robotic arm, the tool holder mount comprising a monolithic ring-shaped tool holder having a fixed outer diameter, an inner portion configured to provide force on the elongate shaft along at least two axes, and a tool driver, the tool holder mount being positioned adjacent to a tissue surface without extending into tissue, the opening dynamically adapting in size via the inner portion to have an inner diameter that substantially corresponds to an outer diameter of the elongate shaft such that the tool holder mount resists angular forces applied to the elongate shaft; and
releasably coupling the surgical tool to the tool driver located on the distal end of the surgical arm.