Title:
MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING JOINT SECTION COMPRISING SPHERICAL COMPONENTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/036023
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a minimally invasive surgical instrument having a joint section comprising spherical components. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a minimally invasive surgical instrument comprises a shaft, a joint section connected to one end of the shaft, and an end effector which is connected to the joint section and thus is capable of articulatory movement, wherein the joint section comprises multiple spherical components and multiple joint links, and at least some of the multiple joint links move in the pitch direction or in the yaw direction in accordance with the shape of slots formed in the spherical components housed therein, enabling the end effector to move in the pitch or the yaw direction.
Inventors:
JEONG CHANG WOOK (KR)
SIN CHUN CHOL (KR)
KIM SUNG RYUL (KR)
KIM HYUNG TAE (KR)
SIN CHUN CHOL (KR)
KIM SUNG RYUL (KR)
KIM HYUNG TAE (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2012/007093
Publication Date:
May 02, 2013
Filing Date:
September 05, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MOVASU INC (KR)
JEONG CHANG WOOK (KR)
SIN CHUN CHOL (KR)
KIM SUNG RYUL (KR)
KIM HYUNG TAE (KR)
JEONG CHANG WOOK (KR)
SIN CHUN CHOL (KR)
KIM SUNG RYUL (KR)
KIM HYUNG TAE (KR)
International Classes:
B25J18/06; A61B17/34
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2010112609A1 | 2010-10-07 |
Foreign References:
| US20100160929A1 | 2010-06-24 | |||
| US20090076511A1 | 2009-03-19 | |||
| US4724716A | 1988-02-16 | |||
| US4696659A | 1987-09-29 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2754402A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SU INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-909, KR)
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