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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2019
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Robinson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Matthew R. Cavalier, San Jose, CA (US);
Gregory W. Dachs, San Mateo, CA (US);
Michael Hanuschik, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jason Jiang, Los Altos, CA (US);
Paul W. Mohr, Mountain View, CA (US);
Bruce M. Schena, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Mark W. Zimmer, Fremont, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical cart assembly may comprise a base portion. The base portion also includes a plurality of wheels coupled to the base portion and arranged to permit wheeled movement of the surgical cart assembly. The cart also includes a column extending vertically from the base portion, and a manipulator arm coupled to an end portion of the column opposite to a location of the base portion. The cart further comprises a stabilization assembly coupled to the base portion, the stabilization assembly may include a piston assembly moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position, and an actuation device operably coupled to the piston assembly to actuate the piston assembly between the retracted position and the deployed position. The piston assembly in the retracted position is retracted away from a ground surface on which the cart assembly is supported, and the piston assembly in the deployed position is in contact with the ground surface.