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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2008
Janez Funda, Valhalla, NY (US);
David Arthur Larose, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
Russell Highsmith Taylor, Ossining, NY (US);
Janez Funda, Valhalla, NY (US);
David Arthur LaRose, Croton on Hudson, NY (US);
Russell Highsmith Taylor, Ossining, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A robotic device for use in surgery includes a first surgical instrument having a proximal end, a distal end, and a shaft extending therebetween, the distal end of the first instrument and adjacent shaft being insertable distally into a first incision; a first manipulator movably supporting the first instrument; a plurality of motorized drives coupled to the manipulator; an input device having an input movable in two degrees of freedom; and a computer coupling the input device to the motorized drives so that the motorized drives effect a motion of the first surgical instrument in response to movement of the input, a center of the motion located along the shaft at the incision when the first instrument is used during surgery.
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