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US 2022/0087775 A1Published application
Holding mechanism for surgical instruments and holding module thereof
AssigneeMetal Industries Research & Development Centre
InventorsMing-Hui Chen, Kai-Szu Lo
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Abstract
A mechanism for holding surgical instruments includes a carrier mounted on a machine tool and multiple holding modules mounted on the carrier. At least one of the holding modules is selected to be used during surgical operation. A swing element of the selected holding module enables a guidance sleeve to be swung to allow a guidance hole on the guidance sleeve to face toward a surgical operation region. The guidance sleeve is provided to hold one surgical instrument for surgical operation.
Claims18
A holding mechanism for surgical instruments comprising:
- a carrier configured to be mounted on a machine tool;
- and
- a plurality of holding modules mounted on the carrier, at least one of the plurality of holding modules is selected to be used, each of the plurality of holding modules includes a base, a swing element and a guidance sleeve, the base is mounted on the carrier, the swing element is pivotally mounted on the base and pivotally movable relative to the base, the guidance sleeve is connected to the swing element so as to be moved together with the swing element and be positioned in a first position or a second position, the guidance sleeve is configured to hold a surgical instrument, wherein a guidance hole on the guidance sleeve faces toward a surgical operation region when the guidance sleeve is positioned in the second position.
A holding module comprising:
- a base;
- a swing element pivotally mounted on the base and pivotally movable relative to the base;
- and
- a guidance sleeve connected to the swing element and having a guidance hole, the guidance sleeve is configured to hold a surgical instrument and be moved together with the swing element to be positioned in a first position or a second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.