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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2013
Karl Storz Gmbh & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Shigeru Omori, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, , DE;
Abstract
A medical robot system has a plurality of first robot arms supporting respective manipulators thereon; a second robot arm supporting an endoscope thereon; and a controller for controlling the first robot arms and the second robot arm. The manipulators and endoscope are inserted into a body cavity through a common trocar supporting member, wherein each of said manipulators includes a rod-shaped member for insertion through the trocar supporting member into the body cavity, a distal-end working unit mounted on a distal end of the rod-shaped member and having at least one joint, and at least one intermediate joint disposed in the rod-shaped member for bending said rod-shaped member.