Patent ID: 8852208
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: A61B,A61M,B25J,B32B,F16F,G03B,H01F,H04N,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A surgical system, comprising: a base; a setup link operably coupled to the base, the setup link locating a remote center of motion for the surgical system; a proximal link operably coupled to the setup link; a distal link operably coupled to the proximal link; and a plurality of instrument manipulators rotatably coupled to a distal end of the distal link, each of the plurality of instrument manipulators including a plurality of actuator outputs and a frame, the plurality of actuator outputs distally protruding from a distal end of the frame; wherein at least one individual instrument manipulator of the plurality of instrument manipulators further includes instrument support features and a latching mechanism; and for the or each individual instrument manipulator,