Apparatus and method for performing surgery on a patient
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsWilliam G. O'Neill, William Steele
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Abstract
The invention provides an apparatus and method for performing surgery on a patient. The surgical apparatus includes an input device, at least one hydraulic amplifier operably attached to the input device, and an actuator operably attached to the hydraulic amplifier. Input to the input device is hydraulically modulated via the hydraulic amplifier to manipulate the actuator. The surgical method includes receiving a mechanical input for an action. The mechanical input is hydraulically modulated. The action is controlled based on the hydraulically modulated input.
Claims28
An apparatus for performing surgery on a patient comprising:
- an input device;
- at least one hydraulic amplifier operably attached to the input device;
- and
- an actuator operably attached to the hydraulic amplifier, wherein input to the input device is hydraulically modulated via the hydraulic amplifier to manipulate the actuator.
A method of performing surgery on a patient comprising:
- receiving a mechanical input for an action;
- hydraulically modulating the mechanical input;
- and
- controlling the action based on the hydraulically modulated input.
An apparatus for performing surgery on a patient comprising:
- means for receiving a mechanical input for an action;
- means for hydraulically modulating the mechanical input;
- and
- means for controlling the action based on the hydraulically modulated input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.