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US 11,696,809 B2Granted
Medical device for manipulating surgical tools
AssigneePoint Robotics (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsYun-Chung Lin, Xiu-Yun Xiao, Ming-Chun Ho
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Abstract
A medical device has been disclosed. The medical device includes a parallel manipulator. The parallel manipulator having an end platform coupled to a surgical tool and a base platform coupled to machine module. The machine module is coupled to the surgical tool through a transmission shaft disposed between the end platform and the base platform.
Claims20
A medical device, comprising:
- a parallel manipulator having
- an end platform and
- a base platform mechanically coupled to the end platform;
- an adaptor having
- a body detachably coupled to the end platform and
- a receiving shaft rotatably supported by the body, the receiving shaft having a receiving yoke;
- a transmission shaft rotatably supported by the end platform, the transmission shaft having
- a transmission yoke configured to transfer mechanical force to the receiving yoke,
- a pliable rod coupled to the transmission yoke, and
- a runner coupled to the pliable rod;
- and
- a shaft motor configured to generate mechanical force to drive the transmission shaft, the shaft motor having a drive shaft slidably engaged to the runner.
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A medical device, comprising:
- a parallel manipulator having
- an end platform and
- a base platform mechanically coupled to the end platform;
- a sensor system mechanically attached to the end platform;
- an adaptor detachably coupled to the sensor system, the adaptor having
- a body and
- a receiving shaft rotatably supported by the body;
- a transmission shaft rotatably supported by the end platform and configured to transfer mechanical force to the receiving shaft;
- and
- a shaft motor drivingly connected to the transmission shaft and configured to transfer mechanical force to the transmission shaft.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.