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Date of Patent
August 27, 2019
Patent Application Number
15827864
Date Filed
November 30, 2017
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Patent abstract
A force sensor apparatus is provided including a tube portion having a plurality of radial ribs and at least one fiber optic strain gauge positioned over each rib of the plurality of radial ribs. A proximal end of the tube portion is operably couplable to a shaft of a surgical instrument that is operably couplable to a manipulator arm of a robotic surgical system, and a distal end of the tube portion is proximally couplable to a wrist joint coupled to an end effector. A thermal shunt shell is over an outer surface of the tube portion.
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