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Patent Inventor Names
William C. Nowlin0
Robert G. Younge0
Stephen J. Blumenkranz0
Thomas G. Cooper0
Craig Gerbi0
Dean F. Hoornaert0
Gary S. Guthart0
Date of Patent
August 17, 2010
Patent Application Number
12016556
Date Filed
January 18, 2008
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Surgical robots and other telepresence systems have enhanced grip actuation for manipulating tissues and objects with small sizes. A master/slave system is used in which an error signal or gain is artificially altered when grip members are near a closed configuration.
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