Patents Examined by Daniel Flower
  • Surgical cannula for dissipating electric charge
    Patent number: 9173697
    Abstract: A cannula subject to receiving electric charge via capacitive coupling is configured to provide an easily connectable path to remove the charge. The cannula is further configured with a flared distal end to prevent scraping contact with a surgical instrument shaft. Embodiments of the cannula may be used in surgical procedures in which the cannula does not contact the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Tyler J. Morrissette, Joseph P. Orban, III