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US9173643B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9173643-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313967656-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jul 27, 2000 |
| Publication date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
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A robotic surgical tool includes an elongate shaft having a working end and a shaft axis. The proximal end of a wrist member is pivotally mounted on the working end of the shaft to rotate around a first pitch axis to produce rotation in first pitch. An end effector is pivotally mounted on a distal portion of the wrist member to rotate around a wrist axis of the wrist member to produce rotation in distal roll. The wrist axis extends between the proximal portion and the distal portion of the wrist member. The elongate shaft is rotatable around the shaft axis to produce rotation in proximal roll.
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What is claimed is: 1. A minimally invasive surgical instrument comprising: an elongate shaft having a working end and a shaft axis; a wrist member having a proximal portion connected with the working end of the elongate shaft, the wrist member being rotatable relative to the working end of the elongate shaft about a pitch axis perpendicular to the shaft axis; an end effector coupled to a distal portion of the wrist member, the end effector being rotatable relative to the wris…
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Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic
Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic
- A61B17/00234Primary
Human Necessities · mapped topic
- A61B34/30Primary
Human Necessities · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9173643B2 cover?
- A robotic surgical tool includes an elongate shaft having a working end and a shaft axis. The proximal end of a wrist member is pivotally mounted on the working end of the shaft to rotate around a first pitch axis to produce rotation in first pitch. An end effector is pivotally mounted on a distal portion of the wrist member to rotate around a wrist axis of the wrist member to produce rotation …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Intuitive Surgical Operations, Intuitive Surgical Operations
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61B17/00234. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).