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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2024
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yusuke Niikawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomio Noguchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/303 (2016.02);
Abstract
The present invention is a continuum robot system including a continuum robot including a bendable body and a base portion at which the bendable body is provided; a support base including a moving stage that supports the continuum robot such that the continuum robot is detachable from and attachable to the moving stage and is movable along a straight line; and an arm that supports the support base and that is turnable about a first shaft. The continuum robot moves along a plane perpendicular to the first shaft when the moving stage with the continuum robot mounted on the moving stage is moved.