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Patent No.:

US 11298505 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 04, 2019

Deployable bellows for delivery of a flexible, elongate device and methods of use

Applicant:

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

David W. Bailey, Portota Valley, CA (US);

Jared J. Butler, Provo, UT (US);

Larry L. Howell, Orem, UT (US);

Brian D. Jensen, Orem, UT (US);

Spencer P. Magleby, Provo, UT (US);

Brandon Scott Sargent, Provo, UT (US);

Kendall Hal Seymour, Provo, UT (US);

Assignee:

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:

Haynes and Boone, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jason M Ip

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 25/0054 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/74 (2016.02); A61M 25/0029 (2013.01); A61M 25/0053 (2013.01); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2055 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2065 (2016.02); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/741 (2016.02); A61B 2034/742 (2016.02); A61M 2025/0059 (2013.01);
Abstract

An origami bellows includes a plurality of layers including a support layer having a diameter that remains fixed irrespective of axial expansion or compression of the origami bellows. The origami bellows may be used as an anti-buckling device providing lateral support to a catheter or other elongated medical instrument.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Bailey, David. (2022). Deployable bellows for delivery of a flexible, elongate device and methods of use (U.S. Patent No. 11298505). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11298505

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