Modular manipulator support for robotic surgery
US7763015B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S901/18
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A robotic surgery system comprises a mounting base, a plurality of surgical instruments, and an articulate support assembly. Each instrument is insertable into a patient through an associated minimally invasive aperture to a desired internal surgical site. The articulate support assembly movably supports the instruments relative to the base. The support generally comprises an orienting platform, a platform linkage movably supporting the orienting platform relative to the base, and a plurality of manipulators mounted to the orienting platform, wherein each manipulator movably supports an associated instrument.
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