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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2017
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jason Dearden, Provo, UT (US);
Jared Bruton, Provo, UT (US);
Trent Zimmerman, American Fork, UT (US);
Clayton Grames, East Palo Alto, CA (US);
Amelia Mariah Parkinson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Brian D. Jensen, Orem, UT (US);
Spencer P. Magleby, Provo, UT (US);
Larry L. Howell, Orem, UT (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The embodiments described herein can be used in a variety of sample retrieval, grasping, cutting, and manipulating operations. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an elongated member and a retention member movably coupled to the elongated member. The elongated member includes a cutting portion configured to cut a target sample when moved, and defines an internal volume within which at least a portion of the target sample can be received. The retention member includes an engagement portion configured to move between a first position and a second position when the retention member is actuated. The engagement portion is configured to extend within the internal volume to exert a force on the target sample within the internal volume when the engagement portion is in the second position.