Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Endoscope robot having joint structure with high curvature
- Patent Title (中): 具有高曲率关节结构的内窥镜机器人
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Application No.: US14264579Application Date: 2014-04-29
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Publication No.: US09526582B2Publication Date: 2016-12-27
- Inventor: Keri Kim , Sung Chul Kang , Woosub Lee , Sangmyung Kim , Soojun Lee
- Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: NSIP Law
- Priority: KR10-2014-0014945 20140210
- Main IPC: A61B19/00
- IPC: A61B19/00 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B1/005 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
An endoscope robot inserted into a duct to perform a predetermined work includes a flexible first tube body, a joint structure coupled to an end of the first tube body, and an end-effector connected to the joint structure so that location and direction of the end-effector are adjusted by the joint structure. The joint structure includes a fixed arm coupled to an end of the first tube body, and a plurality of pivotal arms arranged in order in a row from the fixed arm and pivotally connected to each other. The first tube body curves and linearly moves in the duct to move the end-effector to a working position. The plurality of pivotal arms is pivoted at the working position to adjust location and direction of the end-effector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150223895A1 ENDOSCOPE ROBOT HAVING JOINT STRUCTURE WITH HIGH CURVATURE Public/Granted day:2015-08-13
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