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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2019
Medicaroid Corporation, Kobe, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Top, Tokyo, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
MEDICAROID CORPORATION, Kobe, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOP, Tokyo, JP;
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A surgical system includes: a plurality of surgical instruments each of which includes a flexible shaft provided with a surgical tool on a leading end-side portion thereof, a supporting platform that supports the plurality of surgical instruments; a medical instrument that includes a plurality of flexible inner tubes into which the flexible shafts of the surgical instruments can be inserted, and an outer tube into which the plurality of flexible inner tubes can be inserted and that is to be inserted into a body cavity; and a gripping mechanism that includes a gripping portion that grips the outer tube, and a supporting portion that includes at least one joint portion and that fixes and supports the gripping portion, the at least one joint portion making the medical instrument adjustable regarding the position and orientation thereof.