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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2007
Bruce Robert Woodley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joshua Oen, Fremont, CA (US);
Aaron Brown, Vancouver, WA (US);
Chris Julian, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Keith P. Laby, San Francisco, CA (US);
Wade Keller, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Lawrence Kerver, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Marc Kreidler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Scott Reiner, Truckee, CA (US);
Katherine Whitin, Redwood City, CA (US);
Bruce Robert Woodley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joshua Oen, Fremont, CA (US);
Aaron Brown, Vancouver, WA (US);
Chris Julian, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Keith P. Laby, San Francisco, CA (US);
Wade Keller, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Lawrence Kerver, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Marc Kreidler, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Scott Reiner, Truckee, CA (US);
Katherine Whitin, Redwood City, CA (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates, generally, to the reduction or elimination of permanent and catastrophic herniations in Bowden cables or coil pipes in articulating devices or snake-like robots. More particularly, the present invention relates managing the coil pipes in a spiral pattern along the articulating device or snake-like robot to reduce or eliminate the necessity of the Bowden cables or coil pipes to slide along the length of the articulating device or snake-like robot. Reduction or elimination of the necessity for the Bowden cables or coil pipes to slide reduces or eliminates catastrophic herniations in articulating devices or snake-like robots undergoing one or more articulations.