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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jason Paul Watson, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 1/00179 (2013.01); A61B 1/00181 (2013.01); A61B 1/00183 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 90/37 (2016.02); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00907 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3454 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 2090/371 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical cannula includes a camera disposed at the distal end to permit visualization of tissue. A hinge pivotably couples the camera to the cannula and permits the camera to pivot from a first position at the distal end of the cannula to a second position different than the first position at the distal end of the cannula. Some implementations include a pointed distal tip that carries the camera. Some implementations include two cameras posed back to back.