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Intuitive Surgical Operations

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2018

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Arjang M. Hourtash1 Paul W. Mohr1 Pushkar Hingwe1 Paul Millman1 Bruce Michael Schena1 Roman L. Devengenzo1 Scott Luke1

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1 patents, in 2018

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2018 — How Surgical Robots Reconfigure Their Arms Without Moving the Tool Tip

US 9949801·2018

How Surgical Robots Reconfigure Their Arms Without Moving the Tool Tip

This patent describes how a surgical robot arm can move and reshape itself to avoid obstacles or improve its position, all while keeping its surgical tool perfectly still at the patient's entry point or target.

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