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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christoph Matthias Pistor, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Joshua T. Oen, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 17/00 (2006.01); B25J 18/00 (2006.01); B29C 41/42 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 1/055 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/055 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); B25J 9/0012 (2013.01); B25J 18/06 (2013.01); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); Y10T 74/20329 (2015.01);
Abstract
A robotic link may include a link having an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface, and a pair of outer hinge portions on a first end of the link. Each outer hinge portion may have an inner bearing surface positioned between the inner wall surface and an outer ear. The link may include a pair of inner hinge portions on a second end of the link. Each inner hinge portion may have an outer bearing surface positioned between the outer wall surface and an inner ear.