Surgery – Instruments – Cutting – puncturing or piercing
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-07
2006-02-07
Farah, A. (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Instruments
Cutting, puncturing or piercing
C606S139000, C606S205000, C600S130000, C600S131000, C700S245000, C700S260000, C414S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06994716
ABSTRACT:
A medical manipulator comprises a working unit (10) that performs operations, an operating unit (20) that generates instructions, a drive unit (50) that drives the working unit on the basis of instructions given thereto by the operating unit, a power transmission mechanism (60) for transmitting driving force of the drive unit to the working unit, and a control unit (40) for controlling the power transmission mechanism on the basis of instructions given thereto by the operating unit. The power transmission mechanism includes a first power transmission unit (61) interlocked with the drive unit, and a second power transmission unit (63) interlocked with the working unit and capable of being detachably connected to the first power transmission unit. A back drive torque of the first power transmission unit is larger than a back drive torque of the second power transmission unit.
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Jinno Makoto
Sunaoshi Takamitsu
Farah A.
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
Oblon & Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt P.C.
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