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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 14, 2023
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Matthew D. Rohr Daniel, San Francisco, CA (US);

David W. Bailey, Portola Valley, CA (US);

Stephen J. Blumenkranz, Los Altos, CA (US);

Christopher R. Carlson, Belmont, CA (US);

Matthew D. Inouye, Foster City, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.01); B25J 9/10 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); B25J 9/10 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2061 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02);
Abstract

An apparatus for movably coupling a robotic medical instrument system to an anatomic orifice device comprises a hollow medial portion including a first end, a second end, and a passageway therebetween. The apparatus further comprises a coupling member coupled to the medial portion along a longitudinal axis of the medial portion. The passageway extends through the coupling member, and the coupling member comprises a curved surface configured to rotatably connect the anatomic orifice device to the robotic medical instrument system.


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