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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2019
Applicant:

Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (US);

Inventors:

Eric Markvicka, Brush, CO (US);

Tom Frederick, Lincoln, NE (US);

Jack Mondry, Edina, MN (US);

Joe Bartels, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Shane Farritor, Lincoln, NE (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 2017/2906 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00982 (2013.01); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02); Y10T 74/20317 (2015.01); Y10T 74/20329 (2015.01);
Abstract

The various robotic medical devices include robotic devices that are disposed within a body cavity and positioned using a support component disposed through an orifice or opening in the body cavity. Additional embodiments relate to devices having arms coupled to a device body wherein the device has a minimal profile such that the device can be easily inserted through smaller incisions in comparison to other devices without such a small profile. Further embodiments relate to methods of operating the above devices.


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