MAGNETIC END EFFECTOR AND DEVICE FOR GUIDING AND POSITIONING THE SAME
First Claim
1. An extracorporeal guiding device for an intracorporeal magnetic object comprising a motor-driven positioning device having a maximum of three degrees of freedom to be activated for translational motion of a distal connecting interface of the positioning device in an extracorporeal space coordinate system to which an end effector of the extracorporeal guiding device is connected or connectable, the end effector having a maximum of two degrees of freedom to be activated for rotational motion of a magnetic field generator, wherein at least one of the two degrees of freedom of the end effector is encased in an effector housing.
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Abstract
A magnetic guiding device (robotics) for an intracorporeal object includes a motor-driven positioning device having a maximum of three degrees of freedom to be activated for translational motion of a connecting interface of the positioning device to which a magnetic end effector is connected or connectable, the latter including a maximum of two degrees of freedom to be activated for rotational motion of a magnetic field generator. At least one of the two degrees of freedom of the magnetic end effector is encased in an effector housing.
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- 1. An extracorporeal guiding device for an intracorporeal magnetic object comprising a motor-driven positioning device having a maximum of three degrees of freedom to be activated for translational motion of a distal connecting interface of the positioning device in an extracorporeal space coordinate system to which an end effector of the extracorporeal guiding device is connected or connectable, the end effector having a maximum of two degrees of freedom to be activated for rotational motion of a magnetic field generator, wherein at least one of the two degrees of freedom of the end effector is encased in an effector housing.
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