The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Soft Robotics, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Carl Everett Vause, Concord, MA (US);
Joshua Aaron Lessing, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ryan Richard Knopf, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Soft Robotics, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); F21V 14/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/221 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); F21L 4/00 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 14/085 (2013.01); A61B 17/221 (2013.01); A61B 17/22032 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); B25J 15/0023 (2013.01); B25J 15/12 (2013.01); F21L 4/00 (2013.01); F21V 23/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00535 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00539 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00557 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2215 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2217 (2013.01); A61B 2017/306 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0427 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0817 (2016.02);
Abstract
A soft robotic instrument that is capable of changing its form factor (e.g., expanding and contracting) during use to facilitate minimally invasive surgery. The instrument may be formed wholly or partly of an elastomeric, electrically insulating material for mitigating the risk of injuring tissue and for mitigating the risk of electrical arcing during electrosurgery.