Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Single-arm robotic device with compact joint design and related systems and methods
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Application No.: US16241263Application Date: 2019-01-07
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Publication No.: US11013564B2Publication Date: 2021-05-25
- Inventor: Joseph Palmowski , Shane Farritor
- Applicant: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
- Applicant Address: US NE Lincoln
- Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
- Current Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
- Current Assignee Address: US NE Lincoln
- Agency: Davis, Brown, Koehn, Shors & Roberts, P.C.
- Agent Sean D. Solberg
- Main IPC: B25J17/02
- IPC: B25J17/02 ; A61B34/30 ; B25J9/12 ; B25J9/10

Abstract:
Disclosed herein are various robotic surgical devices and systems that include first and second elongate bodies, first and second driveshafts disposed through the second elongate body, and an in-line shoulder joint with a robotic arm coupled thereto. In certain implementations, the in-line shoulder joint has a differential yoke and a dual shaft disposed within the yoke lumen.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190216552A1 Single-Manipulator Robotic Device With Compact Joint Design and Related Systems and Methods Public/Granted day:2019-07-18
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