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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2015
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Lewis Isbell, Jr., Cupertino, CA (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A tool comprises an articulation mechanism comprising a pair of links. The pair of links include a proximal link on a proximal portion of the tool and a distal link on a distal portion of the tool. Movement of the proximal link causes corresponding relative movement of the distal link. The tool further includes an end effector coupled to the distal link, an elongated shaft extending along a longitudinal axis between the proximal and distal links, and a rotating member operably coupled to the shaft. The tool further includes an articulation lock adjustable between a locked configuration in which the proximal link, the distal link, and the end effector are held in a fixed orientation with respect to the shaft while the rotating member is operable to rotate the shaft about the longitudinal axis and an unlocked configuration in which the end effector is movable with respect to the shaft.
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