Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Endoscopic instrument with compliant thermal interface
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Application No.: US15456947Application Date: 2017-03-13
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Publication No.: US10702137B2Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: Rumen Deyanov
- 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: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B1/12
- IPC: A61B1/12 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B8/00 ; A61B8/12

Abstract:
A surgical instrument includes a heat generating component, a heat sink, and elongate shaft, an elongate thermal conduit, and a movable contact structure. The elongate shaft extends from the heat generating component to the heat sink. The elongate thermal conduit is coupled to the heat generating component and extends within the elongate shaft between the heat generating component and the heat sink. The movable contact structure is positioned within the heat sink and is thermally coupled between the elongate thermal conduit and the heat sink. The elongate thermal conduit extends into the movable contact structure and the movable contact structure is movable relative to the heat sink.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170258309A1 ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT WITH COMPLIANT THERMAL INTERFACE Public/Granted day:2017-09-14
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