Grip strength with tactile feedback for robotic surgery
US6594552B1 · kind B1 · utility
1,987Cited by
40References
24Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/45169
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Surgical robots and other telepresence systems have enhanced grip actuation for manipulating tissues and objects with small sizes. A master/slave system is used in which an error signal or gain is artificially altered when grip members are near a closed configuration.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.