Articulated surgical instrument for performing minimally...

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A - Human Necessities

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A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 19/00 (2006.01) B25J 3/04 (2006.01) B25J 9/10 (2006.01) A61B 17/28 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2255934

This invention is an articulated surgical instrument (12) for enhancing the performance of minimally invasive surgical procedures. The instrument (12) has a high degree of dexterity, low friction, low inertia, and good force reflection. A unique cable and pulley drive system operates to reduce friction and enhance force reflection. A unique wrist mechanism operates to enhance surgical dexterity compared to standard laparoscopic instruments (12). The system is optimized to reduce the number of actuators required, and thus produce a fully functional articulated surgical instrument of minimum size.

Instrument chirurgical articulé (12) permettant de réaliser de façon améliorée des procédures chirurgicales très peu invasives. Cet instrument (12) accroît le niveau de dextérité du chirurgien et présente un faible niveau de frottement et d'inertie ainsi qu'un bon retour de force. Un système d'entraînement unique à câble et poulie agit de façon à réduire le frottement et à accroître le retour de force. Un mécanisme de poignet unique agit de façon à augmenter la dextérité par rapport aux instruments laparoscopiques standards (12). Ce système est optimisé pour réduire le nombre d'actionneurs requis, ce qui permet d'obtenir un instrument chirurgical articulé, entièrement fonctionnel et de taille minimale.

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