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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2024
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David W. Bailey, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Federico Barbagli, San Francisco, CA (US);
Reuben D. Brewer, Millbrae, CA (US);
Christopher R. Carlson, Belmont, CA (US);
Vincent Duindam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tania K. Morimoto, Redwood City, CA (US);
Michael D. Paris, San Francisco, CA (US);
Oliver J. Wagner, Mountain View, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An input control console for a flexible elongate device includes a housing remote from the flexible elongate device, a first input control attached to the housing, and a second input control attached to the housing. The first input control having an infinite length of travel in one direction and providing a command suitable for controlling insertion and retraction of the flexible elongate device. The second input control having an infinite length of travel in more than one direction and providing a command suitable for controlling pitch and yaw articulation of a steerable distal portion of the flexible elongate device.