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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
7d Surgical Inc., Toronto, CA;
Adrian Mariampillai, Toronto, CA;
Peter Siegler, Toronto, CA;
Jean-Francois Paul, Ste-Catherine, CA;
Michael Leung, Markham, CA;
Beau Anthony Standish, Toronto, CA;
Victor X. D. Yang, North York, CA;
7D SURGICAL INC., Toronto, CA;
Abstract
Alignment systems and devices are provided for controlling the alignment of an optical payload. In some embodiments, an optical positioning system is provided that includes a yoke supporting an optical payload. The yoke, which includes a plurality of articulated segments and associated pivot joints, is mechanically coupled to the optical payload, such that when the optical payload is oriented in a given direction, such as towards a distal target, the optical payload is rotatable about a distal pivot axis associated with a distal pivot joint of the yoke. The pivot joints of the yoke may be configured such that the rotation axis associated with a given pivot joint passes sufficiently close to a respective center of mass of a distalward portion of the optical alignment system beyond the given pivot joint, such that the position and orientation of the optical payload is maintained in the absence of external forces.