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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2021
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Haines, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/00 (2016.01); B25J 13/02 (2006.01); B25J 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/74 (2016.02); A61B 34/76 (2016.02); B25J 13/025 (2013.01); B25J 18/007 (2013.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.02);
Abstract
A control input assembly including a first link and a second link. A link housing extends from a second link first end portion to a second link second end portion. The second link first end portion is coupled to a first link second end portion via a joint shaft. An actuator is mounted within the link housing and the actuator defines an actuator axis. The actuator is configured to exert a torque on the joint shaft. The actuator axis and a rotational axis of the join shaft defines an offset angle, the offset angle being between about 20 degrees and 70 degrees.