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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert S. Breidenthal, Bolton, MA (US);
Richard G. Cyr, New Ipswich, NH (US);
David Chambers, Warren, MA (US);
Joseph N. Forkey, Princeton, MA (US);
Robert N. Ross, Gardner, MA (US);
Brian E. Volk, Jefferson, MA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operationas, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 23/2476 (2013.01); A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); A61B 1/00096 (2013.01); G02B 7/02 (2013.01); G02B 7/025 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01);
Abstract
An opto-mechanical device, such as a lens cell, includes a housing having an axially extending chamber and an intermediate internal spacer that positions a sharp-edged lens in the chamber. The sharp-edged lens has first and second optical surfaces that intersect in a circumferential sharp edge. The housing positions an image sensor proximal to the sharp-edged lens for processing light therefrom.