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Minimally invasive surgical system

US9949620B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Filing dateJun 13, 2007
Grant dateApr 24, 2018
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Expiry dateNov 8, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H40/67
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A support system for minimally invasive surgical instruments. A platform supports one or more minimally invasive surgical instruments that extend through a guide tube into a patient. The platform is supported by at least one support arm link that is coupled to a base a rotational joint. The rotational joint's axis of rotation is aligned with a point at which the guide tube enters the patient.

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