Surgical manipulator system
US6120433A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2034/742
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical manipulator system comprising an operation device, a slave manipulator, a medical device, and a controller. The operation device is located in a region to be operated by a surgeon. The slave manipulator can have access into a surgery region. The medical device is held by the slave manipulator and can be moved a body cavity. The controller can operate in a first mode to move the slave manipulator or the medical device, or both, such that the axis of the medical device passes a fulcrum fixed in a space even before the medical device is inserted into the body cavity.
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