Title:
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/101401
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
A surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises: a handle; a shaft coupled to the handle and extending in one direction; a bendable portion formed at a portion of the shaft; a driving unit mounted on the handle to generate a predetermined driving force; and power transmission means for transmitting the driving force generated by the driving unit to the bendable portion to bend the bendable portion. The surgical instrument is provided with a driving unit such as a motor or the like, and the shaft is bent by simply operating a controller such as a joystick or the like, thereby enabling a user to easily change the direction of an effector even when the user holds the instrument with one hand. Further, as the shaft is bent when the instrument is held by the user, the user can feel a significant portion of the reaction force applied to the effector during a change in the direction of the effector, thereby providing haptic feedback to the user.
Inventors:
CHOI SEUNG WOOK (KR)
WON JONG SEOK (KR)
KIM HYUNG HO (KR)
WON JONG SEOK (KR)
KIM HYUNG HO (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2010/001314
Publication Date:
September 10, 2010
Filing Date:
March 03, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
REBO (KR)
CHOI SEUNG WOOK (KR)
WON JONG SEOK (KR)
KIM HYUNG HO (KR)
CHOI SEUNG WOOK (KR)
WON JONG SEOK (KR)
KIM HYUNG HO (KR)
International Classes:
A61B17/29; A61B17/00; A61B17/34
Foreign References:
| US20060253138A1 | 2006-11-09 | |||
| US5254130A | 1993-10-19 | |||
| KR20070079049A | 2007-08-03 | |||
| US20020087049A1 | 2002-07-04 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
AHN, Tae Hyun (KR)
안태현 (KR)
안태현 (KR)
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