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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2023
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Craig Keith Tsuji, San Jose, CA (US);
Edward Paul Donlon, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00327 (2013.01);
Abstract
A joint mechanism includes a first end joint member; a middle joint member; a second end joint member; a first linkage member comprising a first annular band, the first linkage member pivotably coupled with the first end joint member and pivotably coupled with the middle joint member; and a second linkage member comprising a second annular band, the second linkage member pivotably coupled with the middle joint member and pivotably coupled with the second end joint member.