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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Medical Microinstruments, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
MEDICAL MICROINSTRUMENTS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); B25J 9/1075 (2013.01); A61B 17/062 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robotic surgery assembly includes a medical instrument having a frame, a jointed device having a degree of freedom with respect of the frame, and at least one tendon made of polymer fibers configured for actuating the degree of freedom. The tendon includes a tendon endpoint connected to the medical instrument to exert a tensile load for actuating the degree of freedom.