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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2009
Philippe Cinquin, St. Nazaire Les Eymes, FR;
Juan Carlos Avila Vilchis, Toluca, MX;
Nabil Zemiti, Montpellier, FR;
Adriana Herlinda Vilchis Gonzalez, Toluca, MX;
Philippe Cinquin, St. Nazaire Les Eymes, FR;
Juan Carlos Avila Vilchis, Toluca, MX;
Nabil Zemiti, Montpellier, FR;
Adriana Herlinda Vilchis Gonzalez, Toluca, MX;
Universite Joseph Fourier—Grenoble 1, St. Martin d'Hères, FR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a minimally invasive surgical procedure device including a set for forming a modular surgical tool, the set including a carrier shaft and a plurality of functional modules, in which the each functional module has means for rigid connection to the carrier shaft and/or to another functional module and has dimensions suitable for insertion into the body of a patient through a trocar, wherein the device is characterized in that: —each functional module has at least one degree of rotational or translational freedom and/or a functional end-piece such as a forceps, hook or a scalpel, —the carrier shaft and/or the functional modules include means for actuating the functional modules according to the respective degree of freedom thereof and/or the respective function thereof, and in that the device includes an electromechanical interface capable of controlling the actuating of the assembled functional modules forming the tool.