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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2024
Flexdex, Inc., Brighton, MI (US);
Zachary R. Zimmerman, Northville, MI (US);
Gregory Brian Bowles, Fenton, MI (US);
Deepak Sharma, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Matthew P. Weber, Brighton, MI (US);
Christopher Paul Huang Shu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James Duncan Geiger, Ottawa Hills, OH (US);
FlexDex, Inc., Brighton, MI (US);
Abstract
Surgical tools and assemblies are employed for use in minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures. A surgical tool assembly includes a handle assembly and a frame assembly. The handle assembly and frame assembly are designed and constructed to have an articulation input joint and a grounding joint between them. A pitch rotational degree of freedom and a yaw rotational degree of freedom are provided by way of the articulation input joint. The handle assembly is translationally constrained relative to the frame assembly by way of the grounding joint. Intermediate bodies and joints can be provided in certain surgical tool assemblies and architectures.