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Friction compensation in a minimally invasive surgical apparatus

  • US 6,899,705 B2
  • Filed: 03/27/2003
  • Issued: 05/31/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical apparatus having at least one master control operatively associated with at least one surgical instrument by means of a control system, the master control and its associated surgical instrument including a plurality of components at least some of which are selectively moveable in positive component directions and negative component directions, and one of which has an actuator operatively associated therewith, the control system being arranged to cause the surgical instrument to perform movements in response to master control movements so as to perform at least part of a surgical procedure, the surgical apparatus further including a friction compensation system includinga generator for generating a friction compensation signal defining a load to be supplied to the actuator to compensate for friction experienced by the component associated with the actuator, and a sensor operatively associated with the component so as to obtain a component velocity reading of that component.

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