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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth Grace, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operation, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/062 (2013.01); A61B 34/75 (2016.02); A61B 2017/2927 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2936 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20317 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention is a device having a rigidly linked jaw that is decoupled from an articulating wrist. The device provides for articulating motion as well as actuation that may be used in grasping, cutting, suturing or the like.