Mechanical & Materials Engineering, Department of
Date of this Version
4-21-2015
Citation
United States Patent MarkVicka et al. Patent No.: US 9,010,214 B2
Abstract
The various robotic medical devices include robotic devices that are disposed within a body cavity and positioned using a support component disposed through an orifice or opening in the body cavity. Additional embodiments relate to devices having arms coupled to a device body wherein the device has a minimal profile such that the device can be easily inserted through smaller incisions in comparison to other devices without such a small profile. Further embodiments relate to methods of operating the above devices.
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