摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an advantageous system, apparatus and method for clamping of surgical accessories used for telerobotic surgery.SOLUTION: A surgical accessory clamp, a method of use, and a robotic surgical system 2 including the clamp are disclosed. A surgical accessory may be attached to and removed from a manipulator arm during a surgical procedure without the use of an intermediate sterile accessory clamp, thus eliminating the need for a detachable accessory mount or adaptor that needs cleaning and sterilization and enhancing efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The present invention further allows easy removal and attachment of instruments, tools or accessories to the robotic surgical system without breach of sterility.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 |