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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2012
Shinji Ishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Sano, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuhito Ishihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiko Kitamura, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshio Hiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Ishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Sano, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuhito Ishihara, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiko Kitamura, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshio Hiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Abstract
A medical manipulator includes a surgical tool that has an end effector at a distal end and a drive unit that is detachable from a handle of the surgical tool. In a state where the drive unit is mounted on the handle, when a manipulation lever is manipulated, a driving force of a motor is transmitted to the handle, and the end effector is operated. Even in a state where the drive unit is detached from the handle, the surgical tool can be independently used by a manual manipulation.