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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2020
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Miller, Boulder, CO (US);
Zachary J. Malchano, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ruey-Feng Peh, Singapore, SG;
Christopher A. Rothe, San Mateo, CA (US);
Vahid Saadat, Atherton, CA (US);
Edmund Tam, Mountain View, CA (US);
Aseem K. Thakur, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A tissue visualization system comprises a flexible elongate shaft through which a lumen extends. The system also comprises a pliable visualization device coupled to a distal portion of the flexible elongate shaft. The pliable visualization device includes a chamber configured to receive a fluid. The system also comprises a piercing instrument configured to extend through the lumen and to penetrate a surface of the pliable visualization device.