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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2022
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert C. Reid, Fairfield, CT (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICALS OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A canula may comprise a mounting feature configured to couple the cannula to a manipulator arm of a medical system. and a tube extending distally from the mounting feature. The tube may comprise a proximal end opening, a distal end opening disposed at an opposite end of the tube from the proximal end opening, a lateral wall defining a passage extending from the proximal end opening to the distal end opening, the passage configured to receive a medical instrument for advancement through the tube, and a waisted outer surface portion defined along a length of the lateral wall. In a coupled state of the cannula to the manipulator arm and in response to manipulation of the cannula by the manipulator arm, the cannula has a remote center of motion located along the waisted outer surface portion.