US 11,806,096 B2
Mounting system with sterile barrier assembly for use in coupling surgical components
James E. Flatt, Kalamazoo, MI (US); Robert Dodde, Portage, MI (US); Jonathan Boyer, Galesburg, MI (US); Larry Douglas O'Cull, Westfield, IN (US); and Victor Soto, Doral, FL (US)
Assigned to MAKO Surgical Corp., Weston, FL (US)
Filed by MAKO Surgical Corp., Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US)
Filed on Dec. 4, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/703,033.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/937,529, filed on Nov. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/934,771, filed on Nov. 13, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/775,126, filed on Dec. 4, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0170724 A1, Jun. 4, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 46/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61B 46/23 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); B25J 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 34/30 (2016.02) [A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61B 34/74 (2016.02); A61B 46/00 (2016.02); A61B 46/10 (2016.02); A61B 46/23 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); B25J 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2034/304 (2016.02); A61B 2560/04 (2013.01)] 56 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mounting system for coupling first and second surgical components, the mounting system comprising:
a first mounting portion associated with the first surgical component;
a second mounting portion associated with the second surgical component and comprising a tensioner movable between a first position and a second position; and
a sterile barrier assembly comprising:
a coupling, and
a plurality of kinematic couplers configured to engage the mounting portions and arranged to provide a kinematic coupling between the mounting portions through the sterile barrier assembly to constrain six degrees of freedom of movement between the surgical components when the tensioner of the second mounting portion is in the second position, and;
a first lock assembly to releasably secure the coupling to the first mounting portion and comprising a first ball subassembly operatively attached to one of the first mounting portion and the coupling, and a first ball detent defined in the other one of the first mounting portion and the coupling; and
a second lock assembly to releasably secure the second mounting portion to the coupling when the tensioner is in the first position, the second lock assembly comprising a second ball subassembly operatively attached to one of the second mounting portion and the coupling, and a second ball detent defined in the other one of the second mounting portion and the coupling;
wherein the first mounting portion further comprises a loading mechanism configured to urge at least one of the second mounting portion and the sterile barrier assembly towards the first surgical component in response to movement of the tensioner from the first position towards the second position when the sterile barrier assembly is secured to the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion is secured to the sterile barrier assembly.