公开(公告)号：US20220071475A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17486201

申请日：2021-09-27

Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： William Jason Culman ,  Jaime G. BLACKSTAD ,  Dominique D. BRICHARD ,  Peter M. HERZLINGER ,  Willard Curtis LOMAX

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  G01M3/26 ,  G01N27/04 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: An endoscope includes a first subassembly, a second subassembly, a third subassembly, and a fourth subassembly, which are sequentially assembled and tested in making the endoscope. The first subassembly includes a pressure-sealed electrical cable connected to an image capture unit. The second subassembly includes the first subassembly, a shell, a light pipe, and a lid. The third subassembly includes the second subassembly, a central tube, and a flange. The fourth subassembly includes the third subassembly, a base, a shaft, and optionally an articulating assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20190282066A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-19

申请号：US16317696

申请日：2017-05-11

Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.

Inventor： William Jason CULMAN ,  Jaime G. BLACKSTAD ,  Dominique D. BRICHARD ,  Peter M. HERZLINGER ,  Willard Curtis LOMAX

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  G01M3/26 ,  G01N27/04 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: An endoscope includes a first subassembly, a second subassembly, a third subassembly, and a fourth subassembly, which are sequentially assembled and tested in making the endoscope. The first subassembly includes a pressure-sealed electrical cable connected to an image capture unit. The second subassembly includes the first subassembly, a shell, a light pipe, and a lid. The third subassembly includes the second subassembly, a central tube, and a flange. The fourth subassembly includes the third subassembly, a base, a shaft, and optionally an articulating assembly.