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Patent No.:

US 12765748 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026

Filed:

May. 03, 2023

Systems and methods for use of a variable stiffness flexible elongate device

Applicant:

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Joseph D. Bogusky, San Jose, CA (US);

Kyle R. Miller, San Jose, CA (US);

Randall L. Schlesinger, San Mateo, CA (US);

Serena H. Wong, Los Altos, CA (US);

Assignee:

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:

Haynes & Boone, LLP.

Primary Examiner:

Deanna K Hall

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/307 (2006.01); A61B 5/06 (2006.01); A61M 16/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00078 (2013.01); A61B 1/00147 (2013.01); A61B 1/0052 (2013.01); A61B 1/009 (2022.02); A61B 1/307 (2013.01); A61B 5/065 (2013.01); A61M 16/0488 (2013.01); A61M 25/0113 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0166 (2013.01); A61M 2210/005 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0625 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1032 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1053 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1057 (2013.01);
Abstract

The following describes various applications and uses for a controllably rigidizable flexible, device or sheath, Such rigidizing mechanisms can allow for a transition between a rigid state and a flexible state of a sheath. Rigidization can be applied along an entire length of a flexible sheath or along select portions of the sheath, and the rigidization can be of varying stiffness. Rigidization can be user controlled or automatically controlled using computer processes.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Bogusky, Joseph. (2026). Systems and methods for use of a variable stiffness flexible elongate device (U.S. Patent No. 12765748). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12765748

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