TOOL MANIPULATOR AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A TOOL FOR SURGICAL AND LIKE USES

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15514031

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The present disclosure relates to a tool manipulator, comprising a base, mountable on an operation table. A caliper is supported by the base and a tool holder is mounted on the caliper. An actuator positionable below a patient supporting surface of the operation table receives positioning commands for moving a tool in at least three degrees of freedom. The tool manipulator can be made part of a system for positioning a needle for diagnosis or treatment of the prostate of a patient. The system also comprises a power source connected to the actuator and a controller controlling the provision of the positioning commands to the actuator.

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UMANO MEDICAL INCL'ISLET QC G0R 2C0

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
BOUCHARD, David Sherbrooke, CA 8 20
CHEVREFILS, Claudia Montreal, CA 5 5
DION, Louis-philippe Quebec, CA 2 1
LABBE, Richard Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce, CA 3 4
LACASSE, Sylvain St-Nicolas, CA 29 300
MARCOTTE, Jerome St-Jean-Chrysostome, CA 5 55
MERCIER, Mathieu Levis, CA 46 248
MIRON, Genevieve Sherbrooke, CA 2 1
MORENO, David Mayen Quebec, CA 6 308
PLANTE, Jean-Sebastien Sherbrooke, CA 30 174

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