Surgery – Instruments
Patent
1993-09-23
1998-07-07
Peffley, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
606 15, 414 1, A61B 1739
Patent
active
057761264
ABSTRACT:
A laparoscopic surgical apparatus includes a laparoscopic instrument having a distal end portion insertable through a laparoscopic trocar sleeve into an abdominal cavity of a patient, the distal end portion including a plurality of at least partially opposable articulated manipulating fingers. A glove is provided having a plurality of hollow finger parts, while a position sensing system is operatively connected to the glove for detecting positions and configurations of the hollow finger parts upon insertion of a surgeon's hand into the glove and upon movement the finger parts by the surgeon during a laparoscopic procedure. An actuator assembly is operatively connected to the position sensing system and to the laparoscopic instrument for moving the manipulating fingers thereof to essentially duplicate positions and configurations of the glove finger parts in response to signals from the sensing system.
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Schneebaum Cary W.
Wilk Peter J.
Coleman Henry D.
Peffley Michael
Sudol R. Neil
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