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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2022
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
Nelson Soohoo, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Nelson Soohoo, Los Angeles, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to articulated arm devices with ramped unlocking and locking mechanisms. The articulated arm devices comprise hinge joints and ball joints that can be locked to position tools or instruments in place in three-dimensional space. Ramped unlocking and locking mechanisms are provided to unlock and lock the hinge joints and ball joints such that articulated arm devices can be rapidly repositioned in three-dimensional space and locked without collapsing.