ARTICULATED TOOL POSITIONER AND SYSTEM EMPLOYING SAME

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20220387011A1
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17887714

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A laparoscopic surgical apparatus for performing a surgical procedure through a single incision in a patient's body includes a gross positioning arm supported on a moveable platform, the gross positioner including a head; at least one articulated tool positioning apparatus coupled via a tool controller to an underside of the head, the articulated tool positioning apparatus being configured to receive a tool for performing surgical operations, the tool controller being actuated by the head to cause movements of the articulated tool positioning apparatus for performing surgical operations; and wherein the gross positioner is configured to permit the head to be positioned to facilitate insertion of the articulated tool positioning apparatus through the incision into the patient's body.

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COVIDIEN LP15 HAMPSHIRE STREET MANSFIELD MA 02048

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bajo, Andrea Fort Lauderdale, US 33 1625
Cameron, Peter John Kenneth St. Louis Park, US 10 60
Faria, Leonard M Swansea, US 11 48
Robert, Rene East Greenwich, US 29 215
Zitnick, David Allen Providence, US 14 96

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