System and methods for controlling surgical tool elements
US8282653B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20305
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A light-weight, compact, highly dexterous surgical robot system for performing in vivo minimally invasive surgeries that allows precise control of position and orientation of surgical tools. The surgical robot system has three rotational degrees of freedom and one translational degree of freedom and is composed of seven links joined by three gear pairs and six turning pairs. The surgical robot system maintains an open space where a surgical tool element enters the patient to avoid self-collisions within the robot system during surgeries.
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