Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical tools having tension bands
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Application No.: US16769116Application Date: 2018-12-10
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Publication No.: US11452572B2Publication Date: 2022-09-27
- Inventor: Ryan Abbott , Isabelle Heye
- 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
- International Application: PCT/US2018/064721 WO 20181210
- International Announcement: WO2019/118334 WO 20190620
- Main IPC: A61B34/00
- IPC: A61B34/00 ; A61B34/35 ; A61B34/30 ; B25J9/00 ; B25J9/10 ; B25J17/02 ; A61B17/29 ; A61B17/32

Abstract:
A medical device includes a first link, a second link, and a band. A proximal end portion of the first link is coupled to a shaft. A proximal end portion of the second link is rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of first link about a first axis. The distal end portion of the second link includes a connector coupled to a tool member that is rotatable relative to the second link about a second axis that is non-parallel to the first axis. The first link defines a first guide channel and the second link defines a second guide channel. A distal end of the band is disposed within the first guide channel and the second guide channel, and is coupled to the tool member. The second link is rotatable relative to the first link about the first axis when the distal end of the band is moved.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210169597A1 MEDICAL TOOLS HAVING TENSION BANDS Public/Granted day:2021-06-10
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