Patent ID: 8512353

Claim:
A surgical robot for performing minimally invasive surgery, comprising: (a) a central base element having a transverse plane; (b) a surgical arm, wherein said surgical arm has a fixed surgical arm part and a movable arm part which is movable with respect to said fixed surgical arm part, wherein said fixed surgical arm part has a proximal engagement point and a distal engagement point, wherein said movable arm part has a proximal end and a distal end, wherein a surgical instrument can be mounted at said distal end of said movable arm part; (c) said surgical arm having two reference arms, wherein one end of each said two reference arms pivotally engages with said distal engagement point of said fixed surgical arm part and wherein another end of each said two reference arms pivotally engages with said central base element, and wherein said two reference arms define a V-shape, wherein said V-shape diverges in the direction towards said central base element and relative to said transverse plane of said base element; (d) said surgical arm having two manipulation arms, wherein one end of each said two manipulation arms pivotally engages with said proximal engagement point of said fixed surgical arm part and wherein another end of each said two manipulation arms pivotally engages with said central base element, wherein said two manipulation arms define a V-shape, wherein said V-shape diverges in the direction towards said central base element and relative to said transverse plane of said base element; and (e) said manipulation arms having a manipulation control and driving means for controlling said manipulation arms.