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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2020
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Anoop B. Kowshik, Saratoga, CA (US);
Caitlin Q. Donhowe, Mountain View, CA (US);
Vincent Duindam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Carolyn M. Fenech, San Jose, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A robotic system includes a manipulator assembly including at least one actuator, a control system including at least one processor configured to control the manipulator assembly, an elongate flexible catheter configured to be manipulated by the at least one actuator, and a support structure mounted on a proximal portion of the elongate flexible catheter. The support structure includes a first alignment feature and a second alignment feature. The first alignment feature is configured to mate with a first sensor such that the first sensor is maintained parallel to a longitudinal axis of the support structure. The second alignment feature is configured to mate with a second sensor such that the second sensor is maintained parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support structure and such that the second sensor is fixed relative to the first sensor in at least one degree of freedom.