Tool actuation and force feedback on robot-assisted microsurgery system
US6233504A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45123
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An input control device with force sensors is configured to sense hand movements of a surgeon performing a robot-assisted microsurgery. The sensed hand movements actuate a mechanically decoupled robot manipulator. A microsurgical manipulator, attached to the robot manipulator, is activated to move small objects and perform microsurgical tasks. A force-feedback element coupled to the robot manipulator and the input control device provides the input control device with an amplified sense of touch in the microsurgical manipulator.
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