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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Andrew Crispin Graham, Bristol, GB;
Robert Oliver Buckingham, Abingdon, GB;
Inventors:
Andrew Crispin Graham, Bristol, GB;
Robert Oliver Buckingham, Abingdon, GB;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An elongate robotic arm comprising articulated segments and a channel that extends along the longitudinal axis of the arm and contains a stiffening member which includes a sensor for measuring the shape of the arm. Using the central channel for this purpose improves the ease and accuracy of shape measurement.