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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jit Han Tan, Petaling Jaya, MY;
Sie Cheang Phuah, Subang Jaya, MY;
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A balancer swivel arm assembly includes an articulated arm configured to be pivotably attached to a work station at a proximal end. A linear slider is slidably mounted on a distal end of the articulated arm. A spring balancer is mounted on the distal end of the articulated arm and is coupled to the linear slider. The spring balancer is configured to support the linear slider and a tool mounted to the linear slider through a linear range of motion along an axis.