#$%^&*AU2020203791A120200702.pdf#####MOUNTING DEVICE FOR SURGICAL SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF USE ABSTRACT A surgical mounting device comprising a surgical robotic arm, a first arm and a second arm protruding from the surgical robotic arm and pivotable between a closed configuration in which the first and second arms grip a patient access device inserted therebetween and an open configuration in which a portion of the first and second arms are spaced further apart from each other than in the closed configuration； a first biasing member including a first portion coupled to the first arm and a second portion coupled to the second arm, the first biasing member extending in a first direction and biasing the first arm and the second arm in the open configuration； a drive member coupled between the first and second arms, the drive member driving the arms to the closed configuration when the patient access device is inserted between the arms in the open configuration and pressed against the drive member, the drive member movable in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction； and a release mechanism biasing the first and the second arms toward the open configuration when actuated, wherein the release mechanism defines an actuation pivot point, such that the release mechanism is pivotable between a non-actuated position and an actuated position.
