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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
May. 16, 2016
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bruce Michael Schena, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Roman L. Devengenzo, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott Luke, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
David Martin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Thomas G. Cooper, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Thomas Brown, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A robotic surgery system includes an orienting platform, a support linkage movably supporting the orienting platform, a plurality of surgical instrument manipulators, and a plurality of set-up linkages. Each of the manipulators includes an instrument holder and is operable to rotate the instrument holder around a remote center of manipulation (RC). At least one of the manipulators includes a reorientation mechanism that when actuated moves the attached manipulator through a motion that maintains the associated RC in a fixed position.