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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2002
Christof Ruch, München, DE;
BrianLAB AG, Kirchheim/Heimstetten, DE;
Abstract
A swivel arm includes a fixing device for an instrument and at least one pivot, such that the swivel arm can be moved. At least one sensor on at least one pivot detects the position and/or movement of the at least one pivot. A controllable, passive actuator for the at least one pivot can brake and/or prevent a movement of the pivot. A control device guides the controllable, passive actuator on the basis of the position data and/or movement data transmitted from the at least one sensor and based on data of the target object. The passive actuator can be guided in such a way that an instrument connected to the swivel arm can perform only one or a number of predetermined movements.