Protection Measures for Robotic Electrosurgical Instruments

摘要

A method of operating a surgical tool includes positioning the surgical tool adjacent a patient for operation, the surgical tool including a wrist having a distal clevis rotatably coupled to a proximal clevis, a shaft or the shaft adapter coupled to the proximal clevis, and an end effector having one or more jaw members rotatably mounted to the distal clevis. Portions of the wrist and the end effector are insulated with a protective sleeve having a distal end and a proximal end and defining an aperture at the distal end through which the one or more jaw members protrude. When the protective sleeve moves axially from an assembled position to a migrated position, a positive indicator is provided.