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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Andrew Cullen Waterbury, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/0281 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/3443 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3484 (2013.01); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02); A61B 2090/371 (2016.02);
Abstract
Systems and methods for minimally invasive computer-assisted telesurgery are described. For example, this disclosure describes cannula devices for use with computer-assisted teleoperated surgery systems. The cannula devices can facilitate enlargement of a minimally invasive surgical workspace by creating a tissue tent. The devices and methods described herein can be used in conjunction with computer-assisted teleoperated surgery systems that use either hardware-constrained remote centers of motion or software-constrained remote centers of motion.