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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2022
Filed:
May. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jordan M. Klein, Palo Alto, CA (US);
William J. Park, San Jose, CA (US);
Thomas G. Cooper, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Thad Lieb, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 2017/0092 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00929 (2013.01); A61B 2034/305 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical instrument component for coupling an end effector to a shaft of a surgical instrument may comprise a distal portion made of an electrically conductive first material, a proximal portion made of an electrically conductive second material, and an intermediate portion made of an electrically insulating third material. The intermediate portion is disposed between and integrally connected to the proximal portion and to the distal portion.