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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Halderman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rumen Deyanov, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/40 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/25 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/403 (2013.01); A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); A61B 1/00126 (2013.01); A61B 1/00167 (2013.01); G02B 6/25 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for coupling fiber bundles. A plurality of fibers are secured within a channel of a fastener system to place the plurality of fibers in a packing configuration within the channel. The fastener system and the plurality of fibers secured by the fastener system are cut through to create a first fiber bundle and a second fiber bundle. The first fiber bundle is coupled with the second fiber bundle.