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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2006
Applicant:
Dan Sanchez, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Dan Sanchez, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/00 (2006.01); B25J 3/04 (2006.01); B25J 17/02 (2006.01); B25J 13/02 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/22 (2013.01); B25J 9/0039 (2013.01); A61B 2019/2226 (2013.01); B25J 3/04 (2013.01); B25J 17/0266 (2013.01); B25J 13/02 (2013.01); A61B 2019/2223 (2013.01); A61B 2019/2234 (2013.01); A61B 19/5212 (2013.01); A61B 19/2203 (2013.01);
Abstract
A robotically controlled endoscopic medical instrument that includes an end effector coupled to a wrist. The wrist provides two separate degrees of freedom about the same pivot point. The end effector can be moved and actuated by pins. The pins allow for a compact minimally invasive medical instrument that has a wrist with two degrees of freedom.