Patent ID: 11950966
Assignee: FLEXDEX, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical tool assembly, comprising:
a handle assembly;
a frame assembly;
at least one intermediate body coupled between said handle assembly and said frame assembly;
a plurality of joints residing among said handle assembly, said frame assembly, and said at least one intermediate body;
an articulation input joint established between said handle assembly and said frame assembly via said at least one intermediate body and via said plurality of joints, said articulation input joint providing a pitch rotational degree of freedom or a yaw rotational degree of freedom or both a pitch and a yaw rotational degree of freedom at at least one of said plurality of joints and providing a pitch rotational degree of freedom or a yaw rotational degree of freedom or both a pitch and a yaw rotational degree of freedom at at least another of said plurality of joints, said articulation input joint having a first virtual center; and
a grounding joint established between said handle assembly and said frame assembly via said at least one intermediate body and via said plurality of joints, said grounding joint having a second virtual center;
wherein said handle assembly establishes a first axis, a shaft of said frame assembly establishes a second axis, said first axis generally intersects said first virtual center of said articulation input joint and generally intersects said second virtual center of said grounding joint, and said second axis generally intersects said first virtual center of said articulation input joint and generally intersects said second virtual center of said grounding joint, and wherein said handle assembly is translationally constrained along a y-axis relative to said frame assembly via said grounding joint.