Attachment apparatus for remote access tools
US9629689B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/291
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for attaching a minimal access tool to a user's body (e.g., wrist or forearm) so that movements of the user's forearm, wrist, hand and fingers can control movements at a distal end of the minimal access tool. In particular, described herein are forearm attachment devices (which may be used with or integrated into) a minimal access tool including a cuff configured to secure to the user's forearm and a coupling joint configured to connect the cuff to the frame so that the cuff may move relative to the frame with between 1 and 4 degrees of freedom.
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