The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2024
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Caitlin Q. Donhowe, Mountain View, CA (US);
Tao Zhao, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Federico Barbagli, San Francisco, CA (US);
Vincent Duindam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Timothy D. Soper, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/74 (2016.02); A61B 34/76 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00694 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00809 (2013.01); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/107 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2057 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2061 (2016.02); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/306 (2016.02); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 2034/741 (2016.02); A61B 2034/742 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3614 (2016.02); A61B 2090/371 (2016.02);
Abstract
A method of deploying an interventional instrument comprises identifying a target structure in an anatomic frame of reference. The method further comprises determining a target region in the anatomic frame of reference with respect to a current position of the interventional instrument and recording a first engagement location of the interventional instrument within the target region.