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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Halderman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John A Barton, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mathew Clopp, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Rumen Deyanov, Fremont, CA (US);
Anqi Fan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yves Lacroix, San Jose, CA (US);
Derek C. Liou, Cupertino, CA (US);
Theodore W. Rogers, Alameda, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01); G03B 17/55 (2021.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); G03B 15/14 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/55 (2013.01); A61B 1/00163 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 1/127 (2013.01); A61B 1/128 (2013.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 34/74 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); G02B 23/2423 (2013.01); G03B 15/14 (2013.01); A61B 2034/742 (2016.02);
Abstract
An image capturing device comprises an elongated body, an imaging window coupled to a distal end of the elongated body, and a heat source within the elongated body. The heat source is configured to apply heat to the imaging window to remove condensation from or prevent condensation from forming on the imaging window.