Surgical instrument
US6949106B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/2466
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A master station of a master/slave surgery system, adapted to be manually manipulated by a surgeon to, in turn, control motion at a slave station at which is disposed a surgical instrument in response to the surgeon manipulation, the master station comprising: a lower positioner assembly; upper positioner assembly supported over the lower positioner assembly and rotational relative to the lower positioner assembly to enable lateral side-to-side surgeon manipulation; and an arm assembly having a hard assembly at its distal end for engagement by the surgeon's hand, and a proximal end pivotally supported from the upper positioner assembly to enable an orthogonal forward-and-back surgeon manipulation in a direction substantially orthogonal to the lateral surgeon manipulation.
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