公开(公告)号：US11596767B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-07

申请号：US16243535

申请日：2019-01-09

Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： David W. Bailey ,  Maxwell J. Bean ,  Larry L. Howell ,  Brian D. Jensen ,  Hannah Rose Lutz ,  Spencer P. Magleby ,  Brandon Scott Sargent

IPC: A61M25/00 ,  A61B17/34 ,  A61B34/00 ,  A61B1/313 ,  A61M25/01 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B34/30

Abstract: A deployable tube apparatus may include a spool and a flexible sheet coiled about the spool in a laterally unfurled condition. The flexible sheet may have a first lateral margin and a second lateral margin, and may be deployable from the laterally unfurled condition with the first and the second lateral margins spaced from each other to a deployed tubular condition where the first and the second lateral margins are coupled to each other to form an enclosed lumen. The deployable tube apparatus may provide lateral support to an elongated flexible instrument, such as a catheter. Methods of creating and using the deployable tube apparatus are described.

公开(公告)号：US11007028B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-18

申请号：US16290809

申请日：2019-03-01

Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Brian D. Jensen ,  Larry L. Howell ,  Spencer P. Magleby ,  Bryce Edmondson ,  Jordan Tanner ,  Clayton Grames

IPC: A61B34/00 ,  F16H55/08 ,  F16H55/22 ,  B25J9/10 ,  B25J17/02 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/29 ,  F16H19/00

Abstract: According to an aspect, a device may include a first member, a second member, and a wrist mechanism disposed between the first member and the second member. The wrist mechanism may include a first cylinder portion coupled to the first member, and a second cylinder portion coupled to the second member. The first cylinder portion may be rollably engaged with the second cylinder portion such that movement of the first cylinder portion with respect to the second cylinder portion is configured to cause the first member to move in at least two directions with respect to the second member. The second cylinder portion may be positioned with respect to the first cylinder portion such that a longitudinal axis of the second cylinder portion is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the first cylinder portion.

公开(公告)号：US20190192248A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-27

申请号：US16290809

申请日：2019-03-01

Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Brian D. Jensen ,  Larry L. Howell ,  Spencer P. Magleby ,  Bryce Edmondson ,  Jordan Tanner ,  Clayton Grames

IPC: A61B34/00 ,  B25J17/02 ,  A61B34/30 ,  F16H55/08 ,  F16H55/22 ,  B25J9/10

CPC classification number: A61B34/71 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B2017/0069 ,  A61B2017/2927 ,  A61B2034/305 ,  A61B2034/306 ,  B25J9/104 ,  B25J17/0258 ,  F16H19/001 ,  F16H55/0813 ,  F16H55/082 ,  F16H55/22

Abstract: According to an aspect, a device may include a first member, a second member, and a wrist mechanism disposed between the first member and the second member. The wrist mechanism may include a first cylinder portion coupled to the first member, and a second cylinder portion coupled to the second member. The first cylinder portion may be rollably engaged with the second cylinder portion such that movement of the first cylinder portion with respect to the second cylinder portion is configured to cause the first member to move in at least two directions with respect to the second member. The second cylinder portion may be positioned with respect to the first cylinder portion such that a longitudinal axis of the second cylinder portion is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the first cylinder portion.