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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brian G Rennex, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; B25J / ; B25J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7449005 ; 1510433 ; 7449003 ; 128-4 ; 299 31 ; 414-5 ; 901 22 ; 901 23 ; 901 28 ;
Abstract
This invention reveals improvements in a flexible robotic limb which can function as a robotic snake. These improvements are particularly pertinent to miniaturization applications such as catheters or positioners for microsurgery, micro-assembly, micro-manipulation, or micro-exploration. This invention developes detailed new component designs, and it combines the basic structure with systems for sensing, control, and signal transmission. These systems include pressure sensors, length sensors, protective skins, ultrasonic imagers, cutting tools, and multiplexing schemes.