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publication_id: "OT-2026-000001694"
title: "Automated instrument separation system and method"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:07:43.583699Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001694"
categories:
  - "robotics-automation/robot-architectures"
keywords:
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  - "a61b34/30"
  - "b25j15/0608"
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# Automated instrument separation system and method

## Abstract

A gripping system for gripping and positioning medical instruments includes a gripping device, an adapter device and a holding device. The gripping device includes an electromagnet configured to receive magnetizable instruments from an instrument container. The adapter device attaches the gripping device to a control system, which may be a robotic system. The holding device attaches the electromagnet to the adapter device. The holding device includes a receptacle, which may be a cone, for receiving the electromagnet. The holding device is arranged such that the electromagnet is movable between a first position, in which the electromagnet is received in the receptacle, and a second position, in which the electromagnet is extended out of the receptacle.