Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Articulating surgical tools and tool sheaths, and methods of deploying the same
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Application No.: US14008775Application Date: 2012-04-05
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Publication No.: US09962179B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Michael Salvatore Castro , J. Christopher Flaherty
- Applicant: Michael Salvatore Castro , J. Christopher Flaherty
- Applicant Address: US MA Raynham
- Assignee: Medrobotics Corporation
- Current Assignee: Medrobotics Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Raynham
- Agency: Onello & Mello, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2012/032279 WO 20120405
- International Announcement: WO2012/138834 WO 20121011
- Main IPC: A61B17/29
- IPC: A61B17/29 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B19/00 ; A61B17/34 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B1/005 ; A61B34/00
Abstract:
A system for performing a medical procedure includes an articulating probe including inner and outer sleeves, and a surgical tool including a functional element positioned at a distal end of a tool shaft, the tool shaft having an articulation region. The articulating probe and the surgical tool are independently controllable.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140046305A1 ARTICULATING SURGICAL TOOLS AND TOOL SHEATHS, AND METHODS OF DEPLOYING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2014-02-13
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