SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH COMMONLY ACTUATED ROBOTIC AND MANUAL FEATURES

摘要

A method for using a surgical instrument comprises actuating a movable valve member at a first time during a surgical procedure by using a robotic action and actuating the movable valve member at a second time during the surgical procedure by using a manual action. The surgical instrument comprises the movable valve member, a robotic actuation piece, a chassis, an auxiliary channel defined in the chassis, a transport shaft coupled to the chassis, a cavity extending through the transport shaft that intersects the auxiliary channel, and a valve. The valve comprises the movable valve member, a manual button coupled to the movable valve member, and a valve channel that intersects an auxiliary channel. Robotic actuation comprises rotating the robotic actuation piece around an axis perpendicular to an axis of the movable valve member. Manual action comprises translating the manual button parallel to the axis of the movable valve member.