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Patent US7107124 - Roll-pitch-roll wrist methods for minimally invasive robotic surgery - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA teleoperator system with telepresence is shown which includes right and left hand controllers (72R and 72L) for control of right and left manipulators (24R and 24L) through use of a servomechanism that includes computer (42). Cameras (46R and 46L) view workspace (30) from different angles for production...http://www.google.com/patents/US7107124?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7107124 - Roll-pitch-roll wrist methods for minimally invasive robotic surgeryAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7107124 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/015,212Publication dateSep 12, 2006Filing dateDec 16, 2004Priority dateJan 21, 1992Fee statusLapsedAlso published asUS6850817, US6963792, US6999852, US7006895, US7248944, US7890211, US20050065657, US20050065658, US20050102062, US20060142897, US20070276423Publication number015212, 11015212, US 7107124 B2, US 7107124B2, US-B2-7107124, US7107124 B2, US7107124B2InventorsPhilip S. GreenOriginal AssigneeSri InternationalExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (30), Referenced by (181), Classifications (66), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetRoll-pitch-roll wrist methods for minimally invasive robotic surgery
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