Surgical manipulator

Details Surgical manipulator Surgical manipulator

1994-03-04

1997-02-04

Underwood, Donald W.

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Article manipulator moves analogous with human hand, finger,...

Having flexible motion transmission means

294 25, 294111, 623 64, 600184, B25J 300

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a surgical manipulator for remotely grasping and manipulating things in response to movements of a human hand controlling the device. Movements of human fingers can be transmitted to mechanical finger-like devices through mechanical cables and linkages. In one embodiment the linkages include a mechanical movement reduction device to translate large hand movements to smaller distal movements. Various structures are provided at the proximal and distal ends for sensing and replicating the movements of a human hand.

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