Surgical robot and robotic controller
CA 2550468 A1 · Owner: Lipow, Kenneth · Inventors: Lipow, Kenneth
Overview
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The present invention was developed by a neurosurgeon and seeks to mimic the results of primate neurological research which is indicative of a human's actual neurological control structures and logic. Specifically the motor , proprioceptive and tactile neurophysiology functioning of the surgeon's hands and internal hand control system from the muscular level through the intrafusal fiber system of the neural network is considered in creating the robot and method of operation of the present invention. Therefore the surgery , is not slowed down as in the art because the surgeon is in conscious and subconscious natural agreement and harmonization with the robotically actuated surgical …
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- Filed December 17, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 17, 2023.
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