Patent ID: 9554794
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A61B,G05G

Claim:
1. A modular motor control system comprising: a master controller; a first motor configured to control a first movement of a surgical instrument; a first motor controller operatively coupled to the first motor, wherein the first motor controller and the master controller are in electrical communication, wherein the master controller provides a first control signal to the first motor controller, wherein the first motor controller controls the first motor in response to the first control signal; a second motor configured to control a second movement of the surgical instrument; a second motor controller operatively coupled to the second motor, wherein the second motor controller and the master controller are in electrical communication, wherein the master controller provides a second control signal to the second motor controller, wherein the second motor controller controls the second motor in response to the second control signal; and a slave controller electrically coupled to the master controller; wherein the slave controller generates the second control signal for the second motor controller in response to a master control signal received from the master controller.