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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 29, 2009
Teunis Cornelis Van Den Dool, Delft, NL;
Geerten Frans Ijsbrand Kramer, Utrecht, NL;
Erik Tabak, Gouda, NL;
Michiel Peter Oderwald, Delft, NL;
Teunis Cornelis van den Dool, Delft, NL;
Geerten Frans Ijsbrand Kramer, Utrecht, NL;
Erik Tabak, Gouda, NL;
Michiel Peter Oderwald, Delft, NL;
Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO, Delft, NL;
Vleugels Holding B.V., Maastricht, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to an instrument, preferably for minimally invasive surgery, comprising a frame () having a proximal end and a distal end, a first working element () having a first origin located at the distal end and a second working element () having a second origin and being arranged at the distal end cooperating with the first working element, a force sensor for measuring a force exerted on at least one of the said the first and the second working elements, wherein the distal end of the frame comprises an opening () between the first origin and the second origin, the force sensor being arranged on the frame in a vicinity of the opening.