Surgical instrument with a universal wrist

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8864794
APP PUB NO 20070066986A1
SERIAL NO

11517813

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A robotically controlled endoscopic medical instrument that includes an end effector coupled to a wrist. The wrist provides two separate degrees of freedom about the same pivot point. The end effector can be moved and actuated by pins. The pins allow for a compact minimally invasive medical instrument that has a wrist with two degrees of freedom.

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  • INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.;COMPUTER MOTION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sanchez, Dan Santa Barbara, US 12 1148

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