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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2018
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Ray A. Lathrop, Nashville, TN (US);
Robert J. Webster, III, Nashville, TN (US);
James Netterville, Nashville, TN (US);
Arundathi Prasad, Zionsville, IN (US);
Stanley Duke Herrell, Nashville, TN (US);
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A surgical manipulator includes an internal working end having an internal joint, and an external control interface linked to the internal working end for controlling the internal working end. The external control interface includes at least one lever defining a grip volume for a surgeon's hand when gripping and operating the at least one lever, and an external joint linked to the internal joint for controlling the internal joint. The external joint is positioned substantially within the grip volume.