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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2006
Applicants:
David L. Brock, Natick, MA (US);
Woojin Lee, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Inventors:
David L. Brock, Natick, MA (US);
Woojin Lee, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Hansen Medical, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical system comprises a rigid support configured for being affixed relative to a patient table, a carriage assembly configured for being removably mounted to the rigid support, a surgical instrument mounted to the carriage assembly, the surgical instrument carrying a distal tool configured for performing a medical procedure on a patient, and a drive unit configured for being coupled to the surgical instrument to control the movement of the surgical instrument within at least one degree-of-freedom.
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