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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Cameron Dale Hinman, Woodside, CA (US);
David J. Danitz, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Cameron Dale Hinman, Woodside, CA (US);
David J. Danitz, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novare Surgical Systems, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Articulating mechanisms, link systems, and components thereof, useful for a variety of purposes including, but not limited to, the remote manipulation of instruments such as surgical or diagnostic instruments or tools are provided. The link systems include links wherein at least two adjacent links are pivotable relative to one another around two distinct pivot points. Mechanisms for locking the links are also provided.
Published as:
US2005273084A1; WO2005120327A2; WO2005120327A3; EP1768543A2; JP2008501478A; US2010249759A1; US7828808B2; JP2012066102A; CN102525659A; JP5009797B2; US8419747B2; US2013218141A1; JP2013240612A; JP5441987B2; CN102525659B; US8920429B2; JP5665152B2; US2015119903A1; EP1768543B1; EP2992808A1; US9517326B2; EP2992808B1;