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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steve T. Charles, Germantown, TN (US);
J. Michael Stuart, Corrales, NM (US);
Larry Bronisz, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Assignee:
MicroDexterity Systems, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/900 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a surgical manipulator which capable of manipulating a surgical or medical tool in up to six degrees of freedom. The manipulator has a relatively lightweight, compact design as a result of the use of high force to mass ratio actuators. The manipulator includes a mounting fixture which permits the manipulator to be fixed relative to a portion of a body of a patient.
Published as:
WO02062199A2; AU2002248360A1; US2002133174A1; WO02062199A3; EP1351619A2; US6676669B2; US2004162564A1; US7625383B2; EP1351619A4;