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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2011
Applicant:
Jaime S. Vargas, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jaime S. Vargas, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00154 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 2019/2238 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for advancing a device positioned coaxially with respect to a cannula comprises rigidizing a portion of the cannula and advancing the device until a first preestablished limit of relative displacement between the cannula and the device is reached. The method further comprises relaxing the portion of the cannula and advancing the cannula until a second preestablished limit of relative displacement between the cannula and the device is reached.