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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2020
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vincent Duindam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Simon P. DiMaio, San Carlos, CA (US);
David Q. Larkin, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Dorin Panescu, San Jose, CA (US);
Giuseppe Maria Prisco, Calci Pisa, IT;
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A minimally invasive system comprises an elongate medical instrument including a flexible body. The flexible body includes a wall including a channel, and the channel includes a groove. The flexible body further includes a lumen defined by an interior surface of the wall and a curved distal tip portion. The elongate medical instrument further includes a shape sensor coupled to the flexible body. The shape sensor is at least partially positioned within the groove, and the shape sensor is configured to detect shape characteristics of at least a portion of the flexible body. The system further includes an actuator for manipulating the elongate medical instrument.