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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Hyun-do Choi, Yongin-si, KR;
Yeon-ho Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jin-woo Cho, Seongnam-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00402 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2902 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2906 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2908 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument utilized in a minimally invasive surgery is provided. The surgical instrument includes an end effecter configured to conduct a surgical operation, a piezoelectric driver configured to generate motive power, a power transmitting unit configured to transmit the motive power generated by the piezoelectric driver to the end effecter to operate the end effecter, and a housing which encloses the power transmitting unit and the at least one piezoelectric driver.