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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Craig Keith Tsuji, San Jose, CA (US);
Edward Paul Donlon, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00327 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for minimally invasive computer-assisted telesurgery are described. For example, this disclosure describes computer-assisted teleoperated surgery instruments with cable-actuated joint mechanisms Some such joint mechanisms include linkages that maintain the joints in operable configurations without relying on cable tension to do so.