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Surgical tool and assembly

US12426982B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

FlexDex, Inc. · US

Inventors

Zachary ZIMMERMAN · Waterford, US
Gregory Brian Bowles · Fenton, US
Deepak Sharma · Kanchinakote, IN
Matthew P. Weber · Brighton, US
Christopher Paul Huang Shu · Ann Arbor, US
James Duncan Geiger · Toledo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 8, 2024
Grant date	Sep 30, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 8, 2044

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/2919
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Surgical tools and assemblies are employed for use in minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures. A surgical tool assembly includes a handle assembly and a frame assembly. The handle assembly and frame assembly are designed and constructed to have an articulation input joint and a grounding joint between them. A pitch rotational degree of freedom and a yaw rotational degree of freedom are provided by way of the articulation input joint. The handle assembly is translationally constrained relative to the frame assembly by way of the grounding joint. Intermediate bodies and joints can be provided in certain surgical tool assemblies and architectures.

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