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US 2016/0256226 A1Published application
Articulating robotic probes
AssigneeMedrobotics Corporation
InventorsMichael Salvatore Castro, Joseph Karcsmar, R. Maxwell Flaherty, J. Christopher Flaherty
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Abstract
An articulated probe assembly comprises a base, an outer support rod extending through the base, an articulating control portion at a proximal end of the outer support rod, and a steerable portion comprising a plurality of outer links coupled to a distal end of the outer support rod. The steerable portion is manipulated in response to the articulating control portion.
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An articulated probe assembly, comprising:
- a base;
- an outer support rod extending through the base;
- an articulating control portion at a proximal end of the outer support rod;
- a steerable portion comprising a plurality of outer links coupled to a distal end of the outer support rod, the steerable portion manipulated in response to the articulating control portion;
- and
- a handle that articulates the control portion, which in turn articulates the steerable portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.