Device for assisting with the handling of an instrument or tool
US9795361B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/36432
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for assisting with the handling of an instrument or tool, the device comprising a jointed mechanical structure on a support, wherein an instrument or tool may be attached, motor drives configured to actuate the jointed mechanical structure, according to a number of degrees of freedom of less than that which the structure provides to the instrument or tool, and an automatic control, wherein the automatic control drives the motor drives in order to facilitate the meeting of a constraint on position and/or velocity parameters of the instrument or tool, which constraint the motor drives by themselves, independently of handling by an operator, cannot entirely meet.
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