US 12,262,965 B2
Systems and methods for using a robotic medical system
Scott L. Cassell, Scotts Valley, CA (US); David W. Bailey, Portola Valley, CA (US); Stephen J. Blumenkranz, Los Altos, CA (US); Timothy D. Boucher, Los Altos, CA (US); and Matthew D. Rohr Daniel, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/467,203.
Application 18/467,203 is a continuation of application No. 17/500,357, filed on Oct. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,793,585.
Application 17/500,357 is a continuation of application No. 16/471,737, granted, now 11,173,003, issued on Nov. 16, 2021, previously published as PCT/US2018/012995, filed on Jan. 9, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/444,804, filed on Jan. 10, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0000525 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 34/30 (2016.02) [A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 2090/504 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
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1. A support structure, comprising:
a base joint coupling a proximal link of the support structure to a base, wherein the proximal link is configured to rotate about a first axis associated with the base joint; and
a linkage mechanism,
wherein the linkage mechanism maintains an orientation of an instrument support relative to the base as the support structure is moved from a first configuration to a second configuration, wherein in the second configuration, the support structure is rotated relative to the base about the first axis.