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Patent No.:

US 12256978 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 11, 2022

Electrically insulative electrode spacers, and related devices, systems, and methods

Applicant:

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Dennis H. Vaders, West Haven, CT (US);

Stuart Taylor, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:

JONES ROBB, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Michael F Peffley

Assistant Examiner:

Bo Ouyang

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); B29C 65/62 (2006.01); B29C 70/76 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); B29C 65/62 (2013.01); B29C 70/76 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2926 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00083 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00136 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00619 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1455 (2013.01); A61B 2018/146 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); B29L 2031/7546 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for making an electrode assembly comprises overlaying an electrode on an electrode support, the electrode comprising a plurality of openings extending at least partially through a thickness of the electrode; supporting the electrode support with a jaw body; stitching a filament made of electrically insulative material comprising a first inset segment and exposed segment into a first opening of the plurality of openings such that the first inset segment is positioned in the first opening and at least a portion of the exposed segment is positioned to overlie an exposed working surface of the electrode; and affixing at least an end portion of the first inset segment of the filament to the electrode, electrode support, and/or the jaw body.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Vaders, Dennis. (2025). Electrically insulative electrode spacers, and related devices, systems, and methods (U.S. Patent No. 12256978). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12256978

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