Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for an articulated arm based tool guide
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Application No.: US16813120Application Date: 2020-03-09
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Publication No.: US11666413B2Publication Date: 2023-06-06
- Inventor: Mahdi Azizian , Andrew C. Waterbury , Jonathan M. Sorger
- 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: A61B90/50
- IPC: A61B90/50 ; A61B90/11 ; A61B34/20 ; B25J9/16 ; B25J9/00 ; A61B1/00 ; A61B34/00

Abstract:
A tool guide may be used with a computer-assisted medical device. The tool guide comprises an elongated body comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The tool guide also comprises a joint attached to the first end of the elongated body and a mounting arm coupled to the elongated body via the joint. The tool guide also comprises a tool sleeve attached to the second end of the elongated body. The mounting arm is configured to be attached to a first articulated arm of the computer-assisted medical device, and the tool sleeve is adapted to receive an end effector attached to a second articulated arm of the computer-assisted medical device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200214790A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ARTICULATED ARM BASED TOOL GUIDE Public/Granted day:2020-07-09
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