Surgical manipulator
US5813813A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2034/741
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a surgical manipulator for remotely grasping and manipulating things in response to movements of a human hand controlling the device. Movements of human fingers can be transmitted to mechanical finger-like devices through mechanical cables and linkages. In one embodiment the linkages include a mechanical movement reduction device to translate large hand movements to smaller distal movements. Various structures are provided at the proximal and distal ends for sensing and replicating the movements of a human hand.
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