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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2019
Applicant:
Medicaroid Corporation, Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Tetsushi Ito, Kobe, JP;
Kazutoshi Kan, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
MEDICAROID CORPORATION, Kobe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2905 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2906 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3447 (2013.01); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02); A61B 2034/305 (2016.02); A61B 2034/715 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical tool according to one or more embodiment may include: an end effector; an elongate element that drives the end effector; a hollow shaft that includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion which is coupled to the end effector; a driving member which the elongate element led via the shaft is wound on; a guide pulley that is disposed between the proximal end portion of the shaft and the driving member and guides the elongate element; and a tension pulley that is disposed between the proximal end portion of the shaft and the guide pulley and biases the elongate element.