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Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010

Filed:

Apr. 05, 2006
Applicants:

Takashi Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;

Kazuo Nakazawa, Yokohama, JP;

Yasuhide Morikawa, Tokyo, JP;

Masaki Kitajima, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Takashi Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;

Kazuo Nakazawa, Yokohama, JP;

Yasuhide Morikawa, Tokyo, JP;

Masaki Kitajima, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Keio University, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The manipulator has two-degree-of-freedom of rotation and gripping, and is capable of ensuring force feedback or force sensation with excellent operationability. A link mechanismis provided between an operation partand a working part. The link mechanismhas four driving rodstoand first and second coupling members of the sane structure,provided at opposite ends of the driving rods. First and second working membersmove correspondingly to the operation of first and second operating memberswith the aid of the link mechanism. The first and second working member can open and close, change the yaw angles and the pitch angles in response to the same action of the first and second operating member through the link mechanism.


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