Patent ID: 9539061
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: A61B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A medical manipulator comprising: a drive unit equipped with a rotary actuator; and a working unit which is detachable with respect to said drive unit, said working unit comprising a distal end working unit which is operatively connectable to said rotary actuator, the medical manipulator further comprising: a wire coupled to and being advanced and retracted by said rotary actuator, said wire comprising a plurality of wire strands; a rotating body around which said wire is wound, said rotating body being coupled to said distal end working unit; a recess disposed in a side surface of said rotating body; and a fixing member having a channel through which said wire is inserted, a portion of said fixing member being inserted into said recess for fixing said wire, wherein said fixing member is fused to said rotating body within said recess and to said wire by means of welding, thereby joining said fixing member to said wire.