Surgical manipulation system
US5876325A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/39442
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical manipulator system comprising at least one surgical manipulator, at least one guide, a detector, and a drive controller. The surgical manipulator has a surgical device for performing a desired operation. The guide guides the surgical device. The detector detects a position and/or orientation relationship between the surgical device and the guide, and/or a position and/or orientation relationship between the surgical device and another surgical device. The drive controller controls the surgical manipulator such that the surgical device is guided by the guide.
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