Surgical robot, instrument manipulator, combination of an operating table and a surgical robot, and master-slave operating system

US9060795B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9060795-B2
Application numberUS-201013499374-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 1, 2010
Priority dateOct 2, 2009
Publication dateJun 23, 2015
Grant dateJun 23, 2015

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The present invention relates to a surgical robot for performing surgery of the minimally invasive type, comprising an instrument manipulator having a manipulator front end which is provided with an instrument receiver for receiving therein one of a number of surgical instruments, and manipulating means for, at least in use, manipulating the manipulator front end with respect to a patient body. The manipulator front end further comprises a container having a number of container holders for receiving therein the number of surgical instruments, and switching means for switching the instrument present in the instrument receiver by an instrument present in a container holder. The invention further relates to an instrument manipulator, a combination of an operating table and a surgical robot, and a master-slave operating system.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A surgical robot for performing a medical procedure, comprising: (a) an instrument manipulator comprising a manipulator front end, wherein said manipulator front end comprises a base body defining a longitudinal axis with a proximal end and a distal end; (b) a container movably connected to said base body near said proximal end of said longitudinal axis, wherein said container comprises a plurality of instrument holders each for holding a surgical in…

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What does patent US9060795B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a surgical robot for performing surgery of the minimally invasive type, comprising an instrument manipulator having a manipulator front end which is provided with an instrument receiver for receiving therein one of a number of surgical instruments, and manipulating means for, at least in use, manipulating the manipulator front end with respect to a patient body.…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Meenink Hildebert C M, Univ Eindhoven Tech
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B34/37. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 23 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).