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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2023
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
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);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
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.