Vanderbilt University

Stanley Duke Herrell

Ray Adams Lathrop

Robert J Webster, Iii

James Netterville

Arundathi Prasad

Philip Joseph Swaney

Richard Joseph Hendrick

Trevor L Bruns

Arthur William Mahoney

Hunter Bryant Gilbert

Kyle Weaver

Paul T Russell

A surgical manipulator includes an internal working end having an internal joint, and an external control interface linked to the internal working end for controlling the internal working end. The external control interface includes at least one lever defining a grip volume for a surgeon's hand when gripping and operating the at least one lever, and an external joint linked to the internal joint for controlling the internal joint. The external joint is positioned substantially within the grip volume.

Dexterous surgical manipulator and method of use

A surgical robot system includes a support structure for positioning relative to a patient. The support structure includes a plurality of mounting structures. One or more robotic tool cassettes that are configured to interchangeably connect with any of the mounting structures. Each tool cassette includes a concentric tube manipulator and a transmission for operating the concentric tube manipulator. The support structure also includes a tube collector including a tube assembly associated with each of the mounting structures. The tube assemblies are configured to receive the concentric tube manipulators and guide the manipulators to extend along predetermined trajectories relative to each other.

Modular sterilizable robotic system for endonasal surgery

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Nashville, TN, United States of America

Stanley Duke Herrell