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Title:
COUPLING STRUCTURE FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/123231
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Disclosed is a coupling structure for a surgical instrument. The coupling structure for mounting a surgical instrument onto an adapter arranged at the front end of a robot arm comprises: a housing formed into a tablet shape with a predetermined thickness and mounted on the front end of the robot arm; an interface unit formed in the thickness portion of the housing and coupled to the adapter; a plurality of drivers mounted on the interface unit to be actuated by the driving force transmitted by the adapter; a shaft coupled to the housing and accommodating a power transmission means, which is connected to the drivers, therein; and an effector coupled to the end of the shaft and connected to the power transmission means to perform operations required for surgery in accordance with the operation of the drivers. The housing of the instrument is formed into a slim tablet shape and the interface unit is formed in the thickness portion of the housing, to thereby minimize collisions or interference among instruments even when the instruments are mounted on the respective robot arms.

Inventors:
CHOI SEUNG WOOK (KR)
WON JONG SEOK (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2010/002405
Publication Date:
March 10, 2011
Filing Date:
April 19, 2010
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
ETERNE INC (KR)
CHOI SEUNG WOOK (KR)
WON JONG SEOK (KR)
International Classes:
A61B17/00; A61B19/00; B25J17/00
Foreign References:
US20070239170A12007-10-11
US20070239170A12007-10-11
US20070239170A12007-10-11
US20030125753A12003-07-03
JP2005211683A2005-08-11
JP2003061969A2003-03-04
JP2009050288A2009-03-12
KR20080047318A2008-05-28
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
AHN, Tae Hyun (702-10 Yeoksam-dong Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-080, KR)
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