Miniature plastic gripper and fabrication method
Abstract
A miniature plastic gripper actuated by inflation of a miniature balloon and method of fabricating same. The gripper is constructed of either heat-shrinkable or heat-expandable plastic tubing and is formed around a mandrel, then cut to form gripper prongs or jaws and the mandrel removed. The gripper is connected at one end with a catheter or tube having an actuating balloon at its tip, whereby the gripper is opened or closed by inflation or deflation of the balloon. The gripper is designed to removably retain a member to which is connected a quantity or medicine, plugs, or micro-components. The miniature plastic gripper is inexpensive to fabricate and can be used for various applications, such as gripping, sorting, or placing of micron-scale particles for analysis.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Los Altos, CA
- Walnut Creek, CA
- Berkeley, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870855
- Patent Number(s):
- 5609608
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61B - DIAGNOSIS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- miniature; plastic; gripper; fabrication; method; actuated; inflation; balloon; fabricating; constructed; heat-shrinkable; heat-expandable; tubing; formed; mandrel; cut; form; prongs; jaws; removed; connected; catheter; tube; actuating; tip; whereby; closed; deflation; designed; removably; retain; quantity; medicine; plugs; micro-components; inexpensive; fabricate; various; applications; gripping; sorting; placing; micron-scale; particles; analysis; miniature plastic; plastic gripper; plastic tubing; fabrication method; various applications; miniature balloon; heat-expandable plastic; gripper actuated; /606/
Citation Formats
Benett, William J, Krulevitch, Peter A, Lee, Abraham P, Northrup, Milton A, and Folta, James A. Miniature plastic gripper and fabrication method. United States: N. p., 1997.
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Benett, William J, Krulevitch, Peter A, Lee, Abraham P, Northrup, Milton A, & Folta, James A. Miniature plastic gripper and fabrication method. United States.
Benett, William J, Krulevitch, Peter A, Lee, Abraham P, Northrup, Milton A, and Folta, James A. Wed .
"Miniature plastic gripper and fabrication method". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870855.
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abstractNote = {A miniature plastic gripper actuated by inflation of a miniature balloon and method of fabricating same. The gripper is constructed of either heat-shrinkable or heat-expandable plastic tubing and is formed around a mandrel, then cut to form gripper prongs or jaws and the mandrel removed. The gripper is connected at one end with a catheter or tube having an actuating balloon at its tip, whereby the gripper is opened or closed by inflation or deflation of the balloon. The gripper is designed to removably retain a member to which is connected a quantity or medicine, plugs, or micro-components. The miniature plastic gripper is inexpensive to fabricate and can be used for various applications, such as gripping, sorting, or placing of micron-scale particles for analysis.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1997},
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