Deutsches Zentrum Fur Luft-und Raumfahrt E.v.

Deutsches Zentrum Fuer Luft-und Raumfahrt E.v

Michael Strohmayr

Ulrich Seibold

Sophie Lantermann

Florian Alexander Fröhlich

Sophie Thielmann

Florian Alexander FRÖHLICH

A surgical manipulation instrument which is particularly suitable for minimal invasive surgery, comprising an extra-corporeal drive device to which several axially displaceable first actuation elements are connected. The disclosure also relates to a partial intra-corporeal manipulator part which comprises several axially displaceable second actuation devices for actuating an end effector. Pairs of actuation elements are detachably connected together by means of a coupling device. A pivotable intermediate element is provided between the second coupling element and the second actuation element.

Surgical manipulation instrument

The invention relates to a minimally invasive instrument comprising an enlargeable sensor head with a flat sensor element that has resilient properties. In order to enable an improved minimally invasive instrument, the sensor element comprises a film element with a first layer and with a second layer distanced from the first layer by means of spacers, wherein the sensor element comprises, arranged between the layers of the film element, expansion-sensitive, polymer-based resistance elements for picking up tactile stimuli.

Minimally invasive instrument

An areal gripper for targeted picking-up, handling and putting down of objects. The areal gripper includes a foil and air-tight frame. The foil includes an elastically deformable, air-permeably perforated first layer, with a first outer surface and a first inner surface, and an elastically deformable, air-impermeable second layer with a second outer surface and a second inner surface. The first inner surface and the second inner surface face each other and are spaced from one another through individually arranged elastically deformable spacers formed between the first inner surface and the second inner surface. The frame laterally surrounds the foil and includes at least one elastically deformable frame section. The frame is connected to circumferential edges of the first layer and the second layer in a circumferentially air-tight manner. The foil or the frame includes at least one connection for a pressure supply to create an underpressure in the intermediate spaces.

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Munich, Germany

Michael Strohmayr