Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Guide tube control of minimally invasive surgical instrument
- Patent Title (中): 导管控制微创手术器械
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Application No.: US13446417Application Date: 2012-04-13
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Publication No.: US08740885B2Publication Date: 2014-06-03
- Inventor: David Q. Larkin , Bruce M. Schena , Catherine J. Mohr , Nicola Diolaiti
- Applicant: David Q. Larkin , Bruce M. Schena , Catherine J. Mohr , Nicola Diolaiti
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Main IPC: A61B17/00
- IPC: A61B17/00
Abstract:
A telemanipulatively controlled guide tube acts as a wrist mechanism for a surgical instrument that extends through the guide tube. The instrument may be removed and replaced with another instrument. In some aspects the instruments are commercial, off the shelf minimally invasive surgical instruments.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120203271A1 GUIDE TUBE CONTROL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT Public/Granted day:2012-08-09
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