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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2007
Shigeru Omori, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Shuichi Uenohara, Fujinomiya-shi, JP;
Makoto Jinno, Ota-ku, JP;
Takamitsu Sunaoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Shigeru Omori, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Shuichi Uenohara, Fujinomiya-shi, JP;
Makoto Jinno, Ota-ku, JP;
Takamitsu Sunaoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
A manipulator comprises a hollow shaft, wires provided on the shaft and a working unit disposed on one end of the shaft and being driven by at least one wire of the wires, the working unit having a tip tool including a rolling mechanism which rotates about an axis Or directed to a distal end thereof. A tip side surface of a proximal end member and a cover of a distal end member are relatively rotated by the rolling mechanism. The cover has a rotation identifier for indicating a degree of relative rotation of the tip side surface. The tip side surface has an alignment indicator for indicating an initial position of the cover.