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Insert guide members for surgical instruments, and related devices, systems, and methods

US12042209B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. · US

Inventors

Adrit Lath · Palo Alto, US
Adam J. Ross · Prospect, US
Robert C. Reid · Calle de la Era, AU

Key dates

Filing date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	Jul 23, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 2, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2034/306
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A surgical instrument includes a shaft, an end effector, and a wrist coupling the end effector to the shaft. The wrist has a central channel extending along a length of the wrist. An insert guide member is positioned in the central channel. The insert guide member has an exterior lateral wall extending between a first end and a second end of the insert guide member and an interior lateral wall extending between the first end and the second end. A passage extends from the first end of the insert guide member to the second end of the insert guide member. The passage can include a first portion extending through the insert guide member between an interior lateral wall of the insert guide member and the exterior lateral wall of the insert guide member, and a second portion intersecting the exterior lateral wall of the insert guide member.

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