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End-effector jaw closure transmission systems for remote access tools

US9869339B2 · kind B2 · utility

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65References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

FlexDex, Inc. · US

Inventors

Zachary ZIMMERMAN · Waterford, US
Shorya Awtar · Ann Arbor, US
Bruce K. Johnson · Denver, US
Christopher K. HOLMES · Harvard, US
Peter Costa · Winthrop, US
Ryan Brook Rank · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 5, 2016
Grant date	Jan 16, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 5, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C2316/10
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A jaw closure transmission system is presented comprising an input sub-system, output sub-system and a transmission sub-system.

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