Articulating surgical instrument

A surgical instrument for use with a robotic manipulator includes an end effector assembly having one or two end effector members, each having a distal treatment end, a proximal end, and a tendon pass-through. Tendons that provide both mechanical actuation and electrical conduction to the end effect...

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Hauptverfasser:	Penny, Matthew Robert, Jardine, Nicholas J
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES DIAGNOSIS HAND TOOLS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MANIPULATORS MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PERFORMING OPERATIONS PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS PUNCHING METAL SURGERY TRANSPORTING WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS ORPROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A surgical instrument for use with a robotic manipulator includes an end effector assembly having one or two end effector members, each having a distal treatment end, a proximal end, and a tendon pass-through. Tendons that provide both mechanical actuation and electrical conduction to the end effector members are positioned in the pass-throughs.