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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
David J. Rosa, San Jose, CA (US);
Salvatore J. Brogna, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 18/1447 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00973 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a surgical instrument, a reciprocating element controls jaw opening and closing as it moves over a first range of motion and cuts tissue clamped between the jaws as it moves over a second range of motion. A first control input controls the reciprocating element's motion over the first range of motion, and a second control input controls the reciprocating element's motion over the second range of motion. As a result, over control by the first control input will not result in inadvertent tissue cutting.