Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Manual release for medical device drive system
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Application No.: US17374681Application Date: 2021-07-13
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Publication No.: US11529206B2Publication Date: 2022-12-20
- Inventor: Nicholas H. Ragosta , Matthew A. Wixey
- 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: A61B34/00
- IPC: A61B34/00 ; A61B1/00 ; F16H55/17 ; F16H59/02 ; A61B17/00 ; F16H63/30 ; A61B34/30

Abstract:
A medical device drive system can include a rotational input, a coupling member engaged with the rotational input, a first gear having an engagement feature sized and shaped to engage with the coupling member, and a second gear coupled with the first gear, the second gear coupled to a movable element. The system can have a first system state and a second system state. In the first system state the coupling member is not engaged with the engagement feature and the first gear rotates without moving the coupling member. In the second system state the coupling member is engaged with the engagement feature of the first gear and rotation of the rotational input turns the coupling member, the first gear, and the second gear to move the movable element.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220000572A1 MANUAL RELEASE FOR MEDICAL DEVICE DRIVE SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2022-01-06
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