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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2021
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Matthew A. Wixey, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/072 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 3/32 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A universal double joint is provided comprising: a drive rotatable bearing having a first spherical surface formed of a plastic material; a proximal metal cross pin configured to receive an imparted drive force and to impart the imparted drive force to the first rotatable bearing; a driven rotatable bearing having a second spherical surface formed of a plastic material; and a distal metal cross pin configured to receive the imparted drive force and to impart the imparted drive force to the second rotatable bearing.