US 12,109,000 B2
Tactile sensor, a surgical instrument having the same, and a method of manufacturing the same
John-John Cabibihan, Doha (QA); Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni, Doha (QA); Anas Tahir, Doha (QA); Julien Abinahed, Doha (QA); Nikhil Navkar, Doha (QA); and Abdulla Al-Ansari, Doha (QA)
Assigned to QATAR FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;, Doha (QA); and QATAR UNIVERSITY, Doha (QA)
Appl. No. 17/609,551
Filed by QATAR FOUNDATION, Doha (QA); and QATAR UNIVERSITY, Doha (QA)
PCT Filed May 9, 2019, PCT No. PCT/QA2019/050011
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 8, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/226524, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 12, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0202519 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); G01L 1/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 34/76 (2016.02) [A61B 17/28 (2013.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); G01L 1/16 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0011 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of producing a tactile sensor, comprising:
providing a first mixture including polyurethane and a first solvent;
providing a second mixture including zinc oxide and a second solvent;
mixing the first mixture with the second mixture to form a third mixture;
removing solvent from the third mixture;
adding polyurethane into the third mixture to form a film, and
providing electrodes on the film.