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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Noriaki Yamanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiro Yoshii, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2932 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2943 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a medical manipulator, the surgical tool drive unit includes: a pair of input members that has a first input member and a second input member, are arranged in a pair at a first end portion in an attachment and detachment direction with respect to the surgical tool unit, are capable of advancing and retracting parallel to each other, and transmit the driving force in an advance direction when the pair of input members are advanced to the surgical tool unit side; and a drive source that causes at least one of the pair of input members to advance and retract.