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US Patent 11787069 Insertion tool with flexible spine

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Patent Jurisdiction
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Number
11787069
Patent Inventor Names
Peter John Nisbet
Tim Henri Ann Francois
Jason Ralph Gordon Curle
Date of Patent
October 17, 2023
Patent Application Number
17693126
Date Filed
March 11, 2022
Patent Citations
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US Patent 9016159 Flexible tool
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US Patent 9393702 Link unit and arm module having the same
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US Patent 9482313 Engagement chain unit
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US Patent 9897180 3D push pull chain
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US Patent 9993308 Tube continuum robot having a tube body capable of linear control and robot system for operation using thereof
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US Patent 10080576 Method, apparatus, and a system for facilitating bending of an instrument in a surgical or medical robotic environment
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US Patent 10589434 Variable geometry and steady volume inflatable tube, robotic arm and robot
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US Patent 10670113 Robot arm mechanism
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Patent Citations Received
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US Patent 12091981 Insertion tool and method
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Patent Primary Examiner
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David M. Fenstermacher
CPC Code
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B25J 18/06
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B25J 9/06
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B25J 9/1045
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B25J 19/007
Patent abstract

An insertion tool with a flexible spine and a method for forming thereof are provided. A method includes placing a plurality of links, a flexible spine, and a line assembly into a channel of a fixturing assembly, pulling, via the line assembly, the plurality of links into a tensioned state in the channel, and affixing the flexible spine to each of the plurality of links while in the tensioned state. An insertion tool comprising a plurality of links arranged in a sequence, a flexible spine affixed to three or more links of the plurality of links, and a line assembly inserted through line guides in each of the plurality of links, the line assembly being configured to actuate the plurality of links from a free state to a tensioned state.

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