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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2023
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/128 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/00071 (2013.01); A61B 1/00131 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes generating thermal energy at a distal end of an elongate member and transferring the thermal energy between the elongate member and a housing coupled to a proximal end of the elongate member by activating a heat pump device thermally coupled between the elongate member and the housing. The heat pump device is disposed at least partially outside the housing. In some examples, a plurality of heat pump devices each located at least partially outside the housing and along a heat path formed between the distal end of the elongate member and the housing may be activated.