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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
May. 16, 2017
Applicant:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Sheila Russo, Cambridge, MA (US);
Tommaso Ranzani, Cambridge, MA (US);
Robert Wood, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/008 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); B25J 9/14 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00087 (2013.01); A61B 1/008 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/76 (2016.02); B25J 9/142 (2013.01); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); B25J 18/06 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02);
Abstract
A laminate linkage with soft actuation includes a plurality of rigid plates joined at flexible joints; at least one balloon bonded to at least one of the rigid plates and configured to generate a displacement (extension, a change of yaw, and/or a change of pitch) of at least one of the rigid plates; and a fluid source in fluid communication with an interior volume of the balloon and configured to pump fluid into the balloon to generate the displacement of at least one of the rigid plates.