公开(公告)号：US20170079507A1

公开(公告)日：2017-03-23

申请号：US15364509

申请日：2016-11-30

Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： Caitlin Q. Donhowe ,  Amir Belson ,  Kristoffer J. Donhowe ,  Kenneth R. Krieg ,  Eric M. Storne ,  Thomas J. Yorkey ,  Jun Zhang

IPC: A61B1/005 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B5/06 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/008

CPC classification number: A61B1/0051 ,  A61B1/00006 ,  A61B1/00009 ,  A61B1/00147 ,  A61B1/008 ,  A61B5/065 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61B90/03 ,  A61B2017/003 ,  A61B2034/107 ,  A61B2034/301

Abstract: Waypoints for a steerable medical device are stored as the steerable medical device is moved within a patient. The stored waypoints are an ordered sequence of locations. The ordered sequence of locations defines a safe path within the patient for moving an articulatable portion of the steerable medical device. The articulatable portion of the steerable medical device is constrained to follow the safe path as the articulatable portion moves within the patient. For example, the articulatable portion of the steerable medical device is constrained to remain within a boundary region enclosing the safe path as the articulatable portion of the steerable medical device follows the safe path.

公开(公告)号：US09393000B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-19

申请号：US14071163

申请日：2013-11-04

Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Caitlin Q. Donhowe

IPC: B25J17/00 ,  B25J17/02 ,  B25J18/00 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B19/00

CPC classification number: A61B17/00 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B2034/306 ,  Y10T74/20323

Abstract: In accordance with various exemplary embodiments of the present teachings, a surgical device can include a first pair of articulably coupled links, a second pair of articulably coupled links, and a tension member coupled to the first pair of links and the second pair of links such that altering tension in the tension member exerts a force tending to articulate the first pair of links and the second pair of links so as to bend the first pair of links and the second pair of links. The surgical device can be configured such that the first pair of links has a lower resistance to bending than the second pair of links upon altering the tension in the tension member.