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METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF ACTUATION IN ROBOTIC DEVICES

  • US 20090054909A1
  • Filed: 07/11/2008
  • Published: 02/26/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A biopsy component, comprising:

  • (a) a substantially fixed jaw component;

    (b) a mobile jaw component adjacent to the substantially fixed jaw component, wherein the mobile jaw component is predisposed to a position in which a distal end of the mobile jaw component is not in contact with the substantially fixed jaw component; and

    (c) a sliding component configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein the sliding component in the second position is in contact with the mobile jaw component such that the sliding component urges the distal end of the mobile jaw component toward the substantially fixed jaw component.

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