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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2020
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Timothy D. Boucher, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); F16M 11/38 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); F16M 11/38 (2013.01); F16M 13/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00203 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2061 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 2034/741 (2016.02); A61B 2034/742 (2016.02); F16M 2200/063 (2013.01); F16M 2200/068 (2013.01);
Abstract
A variable height support structure is provided. The variable height support structure can include a first support member, a second support member, a first expansion link, a second expansion link, and a third expansion link. The variable height support structure can selectively transition from a compressed configuration to an expanded configuration along a longitudinal central axis that extends between the first support member and the second support member.