公开(公告)号：US08974375B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-10

申请号：US13380005

申请日：2010-06-24

申请人： Guang-Zhong Yang ,  David Paul Noonan ,  Jianzhong Shang ,  Valentina Vitiello

发明人： Guang-Zhong Yang ,  David Paul Noonan ,  Jianzhong Shang ,  Valentina Vitiello

IPC分类号： A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/008 ,  A61B1/005

CPC分类号： A61B1/008 ,  A61B1/0053

摘要： An actuatable joint is disclosed having a transmission member, for example a ring gear, associated with a member of a joint and rotatable about a longitudinal axis through the member. In particular a two degree of freedom actuatable joint is disclosed comprising tendon driven joint arrangements having a transmission member disposed around or inside a body of the joint arrangement, to provide transmission of a force from a driving means to two tendons actuating a rotational degree of freedom of the joint arrangement. Further disclosed is a segmented device, for example an endoscope, comprising a plurality of such joints, for example to define a flexible and steerable conduit for an instrument.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种可致动的接头，其具有与关节的构件相关联并且能够围绕穿过构件的纵向轴线旋转的传动构件，例如环形齿轮。 特别地，公开了一种两自由度的致动接头，其包括具有设置在接头装置的主体周围或内部的传动构件的腱驱动接合装置，以提供力从驱动装置传递到两个致动转动自由度的腱 的联合安排。 还公开了一种分段装置，例如内窥镜，其包括多个此类关节，例如以限定用于仪器的柔性和可操纵导管。

公开(公告)号：US20120220830A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-30

申请号：US13380005

申请日：2010-06-24

申请人： Guang-Zhong Yang ,  David Paul Noonan ,  Jianzhong Shang ,  Valentina Vitiello

发明人： Guang-Zhong Yang ,  David Paul Noonan ,  Jianzhong Shang ,  Valentina Vitiello

IPC分类号： A61B1/008

CPC分类号： A61B1/008 ,  A61B1/0053

摘要： An actuatable joint is disclosed having a transmission member, for example a ring gear, associated with a member of a joint and rotatable about a longitudinal axis through the member. In particular a two degree of freedom actuatable joint is disclosed comprising tendon driven joint arrangements having a transmission member disposed around or inside a body of the joint arrangement, to provide transmission of a force from a driving means to two tendons actuating a rotational degree of freedom of the joint arrangement. Further disclosed is a segmented device, for example an endoscope, comprising a plurality of such joints, for example to define a flexible and steerable conduit for an instrument.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种可致动的接头，其具有与关节的构件相关联并且能够围绕穿过构件的纵向轴线旋转的传动构件，例如环形齿轮。 特别地，公开了一种两自由度的致动接头，其包括具有设置在接头装置的主体周围或内部的传动构件的腱驱动接合装置，以提供力从驱动装置传递到两个致动旋转自由度的腱 的联合安排。 还公开了一种分段装置，例如内窥镜，其包括多个此类关节，例如以限定用于仪器的柔性和可操纵导管。