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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2021
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Scott L. Cassell, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
David W. Bailey, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Stephen J. Blumenkranz, Los Altos, CA (US);
Timothy D. Boucher, Los Altos, CA (US);
Matthew D. Rohr Daniel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A support structure for supporting an instrument manipulator comprises a proximal link and a distal link configured to extend from the proximal link. The support structure further comprises a base joint coupling the proximal link of the support structure to a base, and the proximal link is configured to rotate about a first axis associated with the base joint. The support structure further comprises a counterbalance mechanism comprising a counterweight block configured to move linearly within the support structure. The counterweight block has a counterweight mass to counterbalance a combined mass of the support structure and the instrument manipulator as the distal link extends from the proximal link.