Patent ID: 6223100
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A61B,B25J,H04N

Abstract:
A method for performing surgery on an anatomy of a person comprising:(a) providing a control assembly coupled to a surgical assembly comprising a surgical instrument including a forearm member having a longitudinal axis and a distal forearm end, a wrist member pivotally connected to the distal forearm end of the forearm member in a manner as to be capable of being pivoted about a first axis, and an end effector member movably coupled to the wrist member in a manner as to be capable of being moved about a second axis;(b) inserting the surgical instrument of the surgical assembly into an anatomy of a person until the end effector member reaches an internal surgical site within he anatomy of the person;(c) pivoting manually the control assembly to cause the forearm to rotate about the longitudinal axis, and to cause the wrist member to pivot within said anatomy about the first axis;(d) moving manually an end effector-controlling element of the control assembly to cause the end effector member to move about the second axis and perform a surgical procedure at the internal surgical site within the anatomy of the person.