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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10426571 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019

Filed:

Nov. 12, 2015

Intelligent holding arm for head surgery, with touch-sensitive operation

Applicant:

Medineering Gmbh, Seefeld, DE;

Inventors:

Maximilian Krinninger, Weßling-Oberpfaffenhofen, DE;

Stephan Nowatschin, München, DE;

Assignee:

Medineering GmbH, Munich, DE;

Attorney:

BakerHostetler LLP

Primary Examiner:

Tammie K Marlen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); B25J 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); B25J 19/02 (2006.01); A61B 90/10 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/57 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 1/00149 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61B 34/74 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); B25J 13/084 (2013.01); B25J 19/0004 (2013.01); B25J 19/0008 (2013.01); B25J 19/023 (2013.01); A61B 90/10 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00203 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2048 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2059 (2016.02); A61B 2090/066 (2016.02); A61B 2090/508 (2016.02); A61B 2090/571 (2016.02);
Abstract

A holding arm for medical purposes, in particular for holding surgical mechatronic assistance systems and/or surgical instruments, includes a proximal end for attaching the holding arm to a base and a distal end for receiving a surgical mechatronic assistance system and/or surgical instrument; at least one first and one second arm segment, wherein the first arm segment is connected to a first joint and the second arm segment is connected to a second joint, wherein each joint is releasable and lockable. An operating unit is provided for bringing the holding arm into a desired pose, wherein the operating unit is adapted to release the associated joint upon contact between an operator and one of the first and second arm segments. A corresponding method is also provided.

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