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Manipulator tool and holding and/or expanding tool with at least one manipulator tool

US8333417B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Rudolf Bannasch · Berlin, DE
Leif Kniese · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 19, 2010
Grant date	Dec 18, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 23, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/301
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

One or more embodiments of a flexible manipulator tools are provided. The flexible manipulator tool can include a distal end movable in at least one manipulation plane with respect to a proximal end. The flexible manipulator tool can also include at least two cheeks extending side by side to and spaced apart from each other.

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