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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masaru Yanagihara, Tokyo, JP;
Kosuke Kishi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 1/00009 (2013.01); A61B 1/0016 (2013.01); A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 1/0052 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); B25J 9/104 (2013.01); A61B 1/00 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/306 (2016.02);
Abstract
A manipulator and a manipulator system adjust the initial tension easily yet unerringly during assembling. The manipulator includes a main unit, an elongated portion that extends from the main unit, a distal end that is connected to the elongated portion, a wire for transmission of power for putting the distal end into actuation, a drive unit for generation of power to the wire, a rotary unit which is located in the main unit, around which the wire is wound and which is rotated by the drive unit, and an elastic unit for connecting the wire to the rotary unit.