- Patent Title: System and method for providing surgical instrument force feedback
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Application No.: US15992030Application Date: 2018-05-29
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Publication No.: US10238458B2Publication Date: 2019-03-26
- Inventor: Lawton N. Verner , Stephen J. Blumenkranz
- Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B34/30
- IPC: A61B34/30 ; A61B17/34 ; A61B17/02 ; A61M39/06
Abstract:
Embodiments of an actuated cannula seal are disclosed In some embodiments, a cannula seal includes a base portion that engages with a cannula; and a seal portion integrally formed with the base portion, the sealing portion capable of engaging with an instrument shaft, the sealing portion capable of being actuated by an actuator so that the sealing portion is continually in motion relative to the instrument shaft. The actuation of the sealing portion can be accomplished by rotation or vibration of the sealing portion relative to the instrument shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180271606A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FORCE FEEDBACK Public/Granted day:2018-09-27
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