Working mechanism for medical manipulator
US8585583B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/0807
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A working unit of a manipulator includes a hollow joint shaft, wires disposed as power transmitting members in the hollow joint shaft, and a distal-end working unit mounted on an end of the hollow joint shaft and movable by the wires. The wires are wound around respective tubular members in the distal-end working unit. The hollow joint shaft has a pair of visual checking holes defined in respective side walls thereof near the distal end thereof for allowing the wires to be visually checked therethrough. The visual checking holes are positioned to expose the tubular members therethrough.
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