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Patent No.:

US 9724162 B1

PDFFull Text
Expired
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2014

Apparatus and method for controlling an end-effector assembly

Applicant:

Titan Medical Inc., Toronto, CA;

Inventors:

Lawrence Crainich, Charlestown, NH (US);

Alexander Shvartsberg, Oakville, CA;

Assignee:

TITAN MEDICAL INC., Toronto, CA;

Attorney:

Perry + Currier Inc.

Primary Examiner:

William C Joyce

Assistant Examiner:

Randell J Krug

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/2203 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 17/22031 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00991 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22038 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/305 (2016.02); B25J 9/0078 (2013.01); B25J 9/104 (2013.01); B25J 15/0028 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus for controlling an end-effector assembly having a first working member and a second working member is provided. The apparatus includes a first set of at least one cable, a second set of at least one cable, a first pulley configured to guide the first set of at least one cable, a second pulley configured to guide the first set of at least one cable when the second pulley is in a first position, a third pulley configured to guide the second set of at least one cable, and a rotatable element rotatable about a first axis.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Crainich, Lawrence. (2017). Apparatus and method for controlling an end-effector assembly (U.S. Patent No. 9724162). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9724162

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