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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2020
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christopher A. Julian, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Amir Belson, Los Altos, CA (US);
Aaron W. Brown, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Harasym, San Jose, CA (US);
Marc S. Kreidler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert M. Ohline, Redwood City, CA (US);
Scott J. Reiner, San Jose, CA (US);
Enrique Romo, Fresno, CA (US);
Charles E. Swinehart, San Jose, CA (US);
Katherine Whitin, Redwood City, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A medical instrument may comprise a first articulatable segment having a first diameter, and a second articulatable segment having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, wherein the second articulatable segment is coupled to the first articulatable segment and extends in a distal direction past the first articulatable segment. The instrument may also comprise a first force transmission element coupled to the first articulatable segment and extending in a proximal direction from the first articulatable segment to a first connector portion, the first connector portion being configured to be releasably coupled with a first actuator, and a second force transmission element coupled to the second articulatable segment and extending in a proximal direction from the second articulatable segment to a second connector portion, the second connector portion being configured to be releasably coupled with a second actuator. The first and second force transmission elements may be configured to transmit actuation forces, respectively, to articulate the first and second articulatable segments independently of one another.