Invention Grant
- Patent Title: End effector and end effector drive apparatus
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Application No.: US17013334Application Date: 2020-09-04
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Publication No.: US11969182B2Publication Date: 2024-04-30
- Inventor: Daniel H. Kim , Dong Suk Shin , Taeho Jang , Yongman Park , Jeihan Lee , Hongmin Kim , Kihoon Nam , Seokyung Han
- Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM , ColubrisMX, Inc
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM,ColubrisMX, Inc
- Current Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM,ColubrisMX, Inc
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin; US TX Houston
- Agency: Patterson + Sheridan, LLP
- The original application number of the division: US16495038
- Main IPC: A61B17/29
- IPC: A61B17/29 ; A61B34/00 ; A61B90/30 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/34

Abstract:
Provided herein is a surgical instrument comprising a cap having a first and second aperture extending therethrough, a first extendable and retractable member having a distal end coupled to a first coupling, a first arm extending from the first coupling and pivotable with respect to the distal end of the first member, and a second arm connected to the first arm through a second coupling and pivotable, with respect to the first arm, a second extendable and retractable member having a distal end coupled to a third coupling, a third arm extending from the second coupling, the third arm pivotable, with respect to the distal end of the second member, and a fourth arm connected to the third arm through a fourth coupling and pivotable, with respect to the third arm, a first end effector connected to the second arm and a second end effector connected to the fourth arm.
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