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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2002
Woojin Lee, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Michael J. Mazzuca, North Easton, MA (US);
Michael C. Gorhan, Mansfield, MA (US);
Woojin Lee, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Michael J. Mazzuca, North Easton, MA (US);
Michael C. Gorhan, Mansfield, MA (US);
Hansen Medical, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical apparatus includes a slider mechanism, a surgical instrument coupled to the slider mechanism, and a single cable bundle that couples the slider mechanism and instrument to a driver. The single cable bundle includes a first cable that operates the slider mechanism and thus the instrument with one degree-of-freedom of movement, and a second cable that operates the instrument itself with another degree-of-freedom of movement. The cable bundle is attached to the slider mechanism at a location that is stationary.