US Patent Issued to Stryker on Nov. 3 for "Coupler for robotic end effector" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,704, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).

"Coupler for robotic end effector" was invented by Paul Sebring (Townsend, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coupling system for removably attaching an end effector to a distal end of a surgical robotic arm. The coupling system includes a first coupler portion including a boss coupled to the surgical robotic arm and a second coupler portion coupled to the end effector. The first coupler portion further includes a first alignment pin extending from the boss and having a first configuration, and a second alignment pin extending from the boss in spaced relation f...