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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Inventors:
Shinji Ishida, Fujinomiya, JP;
Hiroaki Sano, Fujinomiya, JP;
Tsuneyoshi Suzuki, Kanuma, JP;
Junichi Fukuda, Kanuma, JP;
Assignee:
Karl Storz SE & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); F16D 49/16 (2006.01); F16D 63/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/062 (2013.01); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); F16D 49/16 (2013.01); F16D 63/006 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00398 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2902 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2946 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2947 (2013.01); A61B 2090/508 (2016.02);
Abstract
A medical manipulator is provided with a brake mechanism. The brake mechanism is provided with a brake rotor and a brake shoe which can contact the outer periphery of the brake rotor. On the outer periphery of the brake rotor, a first gear is provided along the circumference. On the portion of the brake shoe which is opposite of the outer periphery of the brake rotor, a second gear is provided which can mesh with the first gear.