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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nicholas H. Ragosta, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew A. Wixey, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00973 (2013.01); A61B 2090/035 (2016.02);
Abstract
A medical device drive system may include a locking structure, a locking device sized and shaped to engage with the locking structure, the locking device coupled to a drive system component, and a lifter configured to actuate the locking device into and out of engagement with the locking structure, wherein the drive system component is selectively lockable by movement of the lifter.