Richard William Timm,Seung Mo Lim,Robert T. Wiggers,Bernard Fai Kin Siu,Karen Shakespear Koenig
申请号：
US15717599
公开号：
US10034721B1
申请日:
2017.09.27
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
Apparatuses and methods described herein relate to arm carts for transporting and coupling a robotic arm to a surgical table. In some embodiments, an arm cart may include a damping mechanism (e.g., a spring, a dashpot) configured to damp an impact force imparted to the robotic arm due to the arm contacting another object, such as a surgical table. In other embodiments, an arm cart may include a backstop with an inclined surface configured to damp an impact force imparted to the robotic arm. In other embodiments, the arm cart may include a compliant arm support that is bendable to damp an impact force imparted to a robotic arm. In some embodiments, the arm cart may include a damping mechanism configured to move from an extended position to a retracted position to permit a robotic arm to couple to a surgical table.
