A robotic surgical instrument comprising: a shaft; driving elements running through the shaft; an articulation at a distal end of the shaft for articulating an end effector, the articulation driveable by the driving elements; and an instrument interface at a proximal end of the shaft for driving the driving elements, the instrument interface comprising: a monocoque chassis; and a routing pulley component housed by the monocoque chassis and separable from the monocoque chassis; wherein the instrument interface is configured to be assembled by: routing the driving elements from the shaft around pulleys of the routing pulley component; securing the driving elements to the monocoque chassis; and after the routing and securing steps, placing the routing pulley component into the monocoque chassis.
Robotic surgical instrument chassis
18.11.2020
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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