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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Movasu, Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Chang Wook Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Hyung Tae Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2946 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a minimally invasive surgical instrument having an articulation immobilizing structure. The present invention is a minimally invasive surgical instrument and includes a shaft, an end effector connected towards one end of the shaft, a wire for controlling the articulated movement of the end effector, and an immobilizing structure adapted to immobilize the state of articulated movement of the end effector. The immobilizing structure includes a resilient member covering the wire, and the resilient member holds the wire when an internal space therein contracts.