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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2019
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:
Primary Examiner:
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.