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7914521 Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures  
A minimally invasive surgical system includes a pair of surgical instruments having end effectors to hold and suture tissue, a pair of robotic arms coupled to the surgical instruments, a...
7865269 Robotic surgical system with joint motion controller adapted to reduce instrument tip vibrations  
A robotic surgical system has a robot arm holding an instrument for performing a surgical procedure, and a control system for controlling movement of the arm and its instrument according to user...
7862522 Sensor glove  
A Sensor glove is an instrument, in the same way that a piano is an instrument. The Sensor glove is purchased and the owner then learns to use it and the sensors therein to develop the performance...
7783384 Ambidextrous robotic master controller  
An ambidextrous robotic master controller includes a mounting base secured to a support, a shoulder member pivotally connected to the mounting base and, connected in series to the shoulder, an...
7695481 Medical robotic system with different scaling factors  
A system for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures includes a pair of surgical instruments coupled to a pair of robotic arms with end effectors that can be manipulated to hold and suture...
7558647 Device and method for controlling robot arm, robot and program based on object-dependent impedance  
In a robot arm controlling device, a mechanical impedance set value of the arm is set by an object property-concordant impedance setting device based on information of an object property database...
7314473 Medical manipulator  
A medical manipulator comprises a working unit (10) that performs operations, an operating unit (20) that generates instructions, a drive unit (50) that drives the working unit on the basis of...
7198630 Method and apparatus for controlling a surgical robot to mimic, harmonize and enhance the natural neurophysiological behavior of a surgeon  
The present invention was developed by a neurosurgeon and seeks to mimic the results of primate neurological research which is indicative of a human's actual neurological control structures and...
7083571 Medical robotic arm that is attached to an operating table  
A system for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures includes a pair of surgical instruments coupled to a pair of robotic arms with end effectors that can be manipulated to hold and suture...
6658816 Bulk palletizer system  
This machine is a cell for bulk palletizing a load such as the packaging of containers (bottles). The machine comprises a tier building system, a bulk load and dunnage supply systems. The cell also...
6470236 System and method for controlling master and slave manipulator  
In a system and a method for remotely controlling a slave manipulator easily and highly accurately, operations of three master manipulators are consolidated, and one slave manipulator is remotely...
6102850 Medical robotic system  
The system includes a pair of surgical instruments that are coupled to a pair of robotic arms. The instruments have end effectors that can be manipulated to hold and suture tissue. The robotic arms...
6000297 Master-slave micromanipulator method  
A method based on precision X-Y stages that are stacked. Attached to arms projecting from each X-Y stage are a set of two axis gimbals. Attached to the gimbals is a rod, which provides motion along...
5943914 Master-slave micromanipulator apparatus  
An apparatus based on precision X-Y stages that are stacked. Attached to arms projecting from each X-Y stage are a set of two axis gimbals. Attached to the gimbals is a rod, which provides motion...
5918507 Micromanipulator fine control apparatus  
A micromanipulator fine control apparatus is operated with a mouse. As the mouse is moved to the front, rear, left and right, a control handle is tilted to the front, rear, left and right,...
5807376 Apparatus and method for performing surgical tasks during laparoscopic procedures  
An apparatus is provided for performing surgical tasks during laparoscopic procedures which includes an elongated body, a mechanical hand operatively associated with a distal portion of the...
5767840 Six-degrees-of-freedom movement sensor having strain gauge mechanical supports  
A user-manipulable sensor apparatus is provided for allowing a user to input, through hand manipulation of a movable member, motion in six degrees of freedom: translational motion in the X, Y, and...
5107997 Cable machine control  
Cable machine control, particularly a grapple yarder is provided with an integrated control system whereby the operator is provided with controls each of which controls a desired operation or...
4946329 Micromanipulator using hydraulic bellows  
Remote control of a micromanipulator employs laterally inextensible metal bellows, connected by flexible tubing of constant intermal diameter, in both the micromanipulator and the remote...
4883400 Dual arm master controller for a bilateral servo-manipulator  
A master controller for a mechanically dissimilar bilateral slave servo-manipulator is disclosed. The master controller includes a plurality of drive trains comprising a plurality of sheave...
4853874 Master-slave manipulators with scaling  
In a controlling apparatus of a manipulator equipped with a master arm and a slave arm, a processing device is provided for effecting scale conversion calculation of a calculation result...
4756655 Mechanical manipulator  
A manipulating mechanism is disclosed having a control handle adapted to be positioned freely in three dimensions, a fixture for supporting a tool to be positioned, a linkage system which causes...
4687400 Device for moving objects in a closed container  
A device for moving objects about the inside of a closed container includes a grasping mechanism for grasping and releasing objects and an operating mechanism for operating the grasping mechanism...
4348142 Six-axes manipulator  
A six-axes manipulator consists of a central tubular support 30 equipped with four bearings A, B, C, D at 90° to each other, disposed in a plane XOY perpendicular to the axis ZZ' of the tubular ...
4298300 Master-slave mechanical manipulator with homothetic displacements  
Master-slave manipulator having a master arm provided with a control handle and a slave arm controlled by the master arm and provided with a tool, said arms being connected by a shaft mounted in...
4179035 Balanced articulated manipulator  
A master-slave manipulator which penetrates an enclosure wall through an opening fitted with a mounting plate has a slave arm and master arm pivoted respectively to each end of a pivotally mounted...
4167792 Mechanical hands  
A mechanical hand has a rigid enclosure for housing the hand of a user, and at least one pair of gripping elements are provided on the rigid hand enclosure. One of these gripping elements is...
4158415 Remote access manipulator  
A remote access manipulator comprises a locking mechanism capable of self-alignment for performing operations on equipment located in areas where human access is limited. The manipulator further...
4148403 Remote access manipulator  
A remote access manipulator for performing operations on equipment located in areas where human access is limited. The manipulator comprises a slave carriage located in the equipment on which the...
4122678 Hydraulic control with feedback for powered machinery  
A three-cylinder hydraulic system providing position feedback for controlling powered machinery is described wherein an operator moves a control handle and the various working elements of the...
3957162 Method and device for displacement of a workpiece  
The present invention relates to the displacement of a workpiece in a given direction to a good accuracy. According to the invention the friction between the workpiece and a sliding surface on...
3915118 Specimen coating device for an SEM  
An improved method and apparatus for facilitating specimen handling during freezing, coating and transfer to and from the main chamber of an SEM. A unique specimen shuttle manipulable by a control...
3893573 Variable ratio mixed-mode bilateral master-slave control system for shuttle remote manipulator system  
A control system for a remotely operated manipulator system which incorporates a slave arm of substantial length and strength having multiple degrees of freedom at an adequate number of joints to...
3880304 Mimic positioning controller for a hydraulically actuated back hoe  
A mimic positioning control system for a hydraulically powered back hoe which utilizes present day devices such as; the main engine driven hydraulic pumps; hydraulic work cylinders for powering the...
3757962 CONTROL MECHANISM FOR THE FINE POSITIONAL ADJUSTMENT OF AN OBJECT  
A control mechanism for the fine positional adjustment of an object, in at least two substantially perpendicular directions, substantially independently of each other, particularly for adjusting...
3661276 EXTENDED REACH COUNTERWEIGHT  
In an extended reach master-slave manipulator a counterweight mounted on the master side of the unit which automatically compensates for additional counterweighting needed when the slave arm is...
3543593 CONTINUOUS TWIST WRIST JOINT  
3474685 MICRO-POSITIONER  
3321993 Micromanipulator  
3139990 Rugged-duty master-slave manipulator  
3133649 Motion reduction apparatus  
3065863 Remote control manipulator  
2800055 Micromanipulating devices  
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