Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Shape-transferring cannula system and method of use
- Patent Title (中): 形状转移套管系统及使用方法
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Application No.: US13632478Application Date: 2012-10-01
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Publication No.: US08771224B2Publication Date: 2014-07-08
- Inventor: Jaime S. Vargas
- Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Main IPC: A61M31/00
- IPC: A61M31/00
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a novel shape-transferring cannula system, which provides access to tortuous and unsupported paths. The shape-transferring cannula system and method enables exploration of hollow body structures, and creates a custom-contoured access port for insertion and removal of, for example, diagnostic, surgical, or interventional instruments to and from a site within the body to which the physician does not have line-of-sight access.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130090598A1 SHAPE-TRANSFERRING CANNULA SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE Public/Granted day:2013-04-11
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