Robotic Surgery System And Surgical Instrument

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14523633

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A robotic surgery system includes a robot and an instrument assembly. The instrument assembly includes a drive unit with at least one rotary drive having an electric motor and a drive shaft that has a coupling part for coupling to a drive shaft of the instrument; an instrument including an instrument shaft and a drive shaft that has a coupling part for coupling to a drive shaft of the drive unit; and an instrument interface including a sheath that encompasses the drive unit. In order to detachably couple an instrument module to an instrument part of a surgical instrument, an electromagnet in a magnet assembly of the instrument module is activated or deactivated, a permanent magnet of said magnet assembly is moved into a locking position and/or an angular position of a coupled counter element assembly of the instrument part is detected by an angle sensor of the instrument module.

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KUKA LABORATORIES GMBHZUGSPITZSTRASSE 140 AUGSBURG 86165

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  • 2014 Application Filing Year
  • A61B Class
  • 14296 Applications Filed
  • 12053 Patents Issued To-Date
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Lohmeier, Sebastian Munchen, DE 25 918
Schober, Wolfgang Pottmes, DE 51 629

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