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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (US);
Inventors:
M. Susan Hallbeck, Lincoln, NE (US);
Jakeb Riggle, Bennington, NE (US);
Adam De Laveaga, Omaha, NE (US);
Jake Kaufman, Lincoln, NE (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); F16H 21/54 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/2909 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/00087 (2013.01); A61B 1/313 (2013.01); F16H 21/54 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00327 (2013.01); A61B 2017/291 (2013.01); A61B 2017/292 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2923 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2936 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2939 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2943 (2013.01); Y10T 74/18944 (2015.01);
Abstract
A number of improvements to laparoscopic devices are described herein, primarily to improve the ergonomic functionality of the devices. For example, an articulating rod system is described, a gripping mechanism is described, and an end effector is described.