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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2022
Titan Medical Inc., Toronto, CA;
Rene Robert, East Greenwich, RI (US);
David Allen Zitnick, Providence, RI (US);
Peter John Kenneth Cameron, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Leonard M. Faria, Swansea, MA (US);
Andrea Bajo, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
TITAN MEDICAL INC., Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A laparoscopic surgical apparatus for performing a surgical procedure through a single incision in a patient's body includes a gross positioning arm supported on a moveable platform, the gross positioner including a head; at least one articulated tool positioning apparatus coupled via a tool controller to an underside of the head, the articulated tool positioning apparatus being configured to receive a tool for performing surgical operations, the tool controller being actuated by the head to cause movements of the articulated tool positioning apparatus for performing surgical operations; and wherein the gross positioner is configured to permit the head to be positioned to facilitate insertion of the articulated tool positioning apparatus through the incision into the patient's body.