US Patent 11779416 Robotic surgical systems and instrument drive assemblies

An instrument drive assembly for use with a surgical instrument includes a housing assembly supporting a drive assembly therein, a coupling tube supported at a distal end of the housing assembly and extending distally therefrom, a coupling assembly, and a retention mechanism. The coupling assembly is supported in the housing assembly and is configured to releasably couple to an instrument drive shaft of the surgical instrument, and the retention mechanism is configured to releasably couple to an instrument sleeve of the surgical instrument.