Patent ID: 9717486
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: a mount; a gimbal ring coupled to the mount to rotate about a first axis; an actuator plate mounted to the gimbal ring to rotate about a second axis orthogonal to the first axis, the actuator plate comprising a first actuator connection and a second actuator connection; first and second actuator links rotatably coupled to the first and second actuator connections, respectively, to produce pitch and yaw rotations of the actuator plate; and a first gear section rotatably coupled to the first actuator link to longitudinally move the first actuator link and a second gear section rotatably coupled to the second actuator link to longitudinally move the second actuator link, the first gear section comprising a first gear quadrant and a first drive gear, the second gear section comprising a second gear quadrant and a second drive gear, the apparatus further comprising first and second drive spools configured to actuate the first and second drive gears, respectively.