Medical device with automatically controlled rectilinear displacement of a device component relative to a line
US6213638A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/4464
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical device has a device component that is connected to a mount, which includes elements that can be moved relative to one another in a motorized fashion, and a control and computing unit which controls the motorized relative movements of the elements. A position identification arrangement is allocated to the control and computing unit which supplies signals to permit determination by the control and computing unit of lines in space with different directions, along which the device component can be moved in a motorized fashion, at least indirectly, by the mount.
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