Patent ID: 11911060
Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A forceps driving apparatus, comprising:
a body;
a gripper installed to be received in the body, and formed to be open and closed;
an opening and closing member rotatably installed in the body to press or release two sides of the gripper by rotation;
an elastic member connected to one side of the opening and closing member to provide an elastic force to the opening and closing member;
an actuator connected to the another side of the opening and closing member to rotate the opening and closing member by contraction or extension; and
a force sensing module to measure a gripping force of the gripper during the rotation of the opening and closing member;
wherein the force sensing module includes:
a sensor to measure a force transmitted when the opening and closing member presses or releases the two sides of the gripper; and
a printed circuit board (PCB) to supply the sensor with power, and receive and output information associated with the force measured by the sensor.