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Forceps driver apparatus

US11911060B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11Claims

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Assignee

KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY · KR

Inventors

Donghyun Hwang · Seoul, KR
Sungwoo Park · Seoul, KR
Namseon Jang · Seoul, KR
Yong Seok Ihn · Seoul, KR
Jinwoo Jeong · Seoul, KR
Keehoon Kim · Seoul, KR
Sang Rok Oh · Seoul, KR
Sungwook Yang · Tustin, US
Sehyuk Yim · Seoul, KR

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 28, 2020
Grant date	Feb 27, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 29, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/064
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided is a forceps driving apparatus including a body, a gripper installed to be received in the body and formed to be open and closed, an opening and closing member rotatably installed in the body to press or release two sides of the gripper by rotation, an elastic member connected to one side of the opening and closing member to provide an elastic force to the opening and closing member, an actuator connected to the other side of the opening and closing member to rotate the opening and closing member by contraction or extension, and a force sensing module to measure a gripping force of the gripper during the rotation of the opening and closing member.

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