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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lawrence Kerver, San Jose, CA (US);
Harsukh Ratia, Foster City, CA (US);
Craig Gerbi, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1442 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 18/1482 (2013.01); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0091 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1422 (2013.01); A61B 2034/305 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02);
Abstract
A method of assembling a surgical instrument comprising an end effector body and a retaining member includes inserting a distal end feature of a cable within a recess in the end effector body, the distal end feature extending radially outwardly from the cable. The method further includes positioning a retaining member over the recess in the end effector body to retain the distal end feature of the cable within the retaining member.