Medical manipulator for use with an imaging device
US6665554B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/506
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A manipulator for use in medical procedures can manipulate a medical tool with one or more degrees of freedom with respect to a patient. The manipulator is particularly useful for positioning a medical tool with respect to a patient disposed inside an imaging device such as a computer tomography machine.
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