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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2018
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuaki Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Ryoji Hyodo, Tokyo, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medical manipulator includes: an elongated flexible portion configured to be inserted into a body; an end effector disposed on a distal end of the elongated flexible portion; a proximal portion coupled to a proximal end of the elongated flexible portion, the proximal portion being configured to generate power for actuating the end effector; at least two wires configured to transmit the power to the end effector; at least two sheaths configured to form a path of each of the wires within the elongated flexible portion; and a rotating mechanism configured such that either a distal end or a proximal end of each of the sheaths rotates relative to the elongated flexible portion about a longitudinal axis of the elongated flexible portion.