ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,349,989, issued on July 8, was assigned to CMR SURGICAL Ltd. (Cambridge, Great Britain).
"Interfacing a surgical robotic arm and instrument" was invented by Dominic Martin McBrien (Cambridge, Great Britain), James Oliver Grant (Cambridge, Great Britain) and Keith Marshall (Cambridge, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interface assembly for detachably interfacing a surgical robot arm to a surgical instrument, the interface assembly comprising: an interface structure comprising: a base portion comprising a first surface for facing the surgical instrument and a second surface for facing the surgical robot arm; and a rear portio...