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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:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Kevin Durant, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joshua Oen, Fremont, CA (US);
David Mintz, Mountain View, CA (US);
Keith Phillip Laby, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Durant, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joshua Oen, Fremont, CA (US);
David Mintz, Mountain View, CA (US);
Keith Phillip Laby, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); B25J 17/00 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01); B25J 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for articulating an elongate articulatable body which is adapted to be delivered within a body cavity. Particularly, systems and methods for enhancing an articulating force on the elongate body without increasing an actuation force applied by an actuator.