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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2012
Applicants:
Brett Zubiate, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Howard Choset, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Amir Degani, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael Schwerin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Brett Zubiate, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Howard Choset, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Amir Degani, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael Schwerin, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); F16G 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A steerable multi-linked device. The device includes a first multi-linked mechanism and a second multi-linked mechanism. At least one of the first and second multi-linked mechanisms is steerable and includes a modular link assembly at an end thereof. The modular link assembly includes a base, and a tip removably connected to the base.