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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
May. 11, 2017
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William Jason Culman, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Jaime G. Blackstad, San Jose, CA (US);
Dominique D. Brichard, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter M. Herzlinger, Saratoga, CA (US);
Willard Curtis Lomax, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An endoscope includes a first subassembly, a second subassembly, a third subassembly, and a fourth subassembly, which are sequentially assembled and tested in making the endoscope. The first subassembly includes a pressure-sealed electrical cable connected to an image capture unit. The second subassembly includes the first subassembly, a shell, a light pipe, and a lid. The third subassembly includes the second subassembly, a central tube, and a flange. The fourth subassembly includes the third subassembly, a base, a shaft, and optionally an articulating assembly.