Patents by Inventor INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SHAPE-TRANSFERRING CANNULA SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20130090598
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel shape-transferring cannula system, which provides access to tortuous and unsupported paths. The shape-transferring cannula system and method enables exploration of hollow body structures, and creates a custom-contoured access port for insertion and removal of, for example, diagnostic, surgical, or interventional instruments to and from a site within the body to which the physician does not have line-of-sight access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
    Inventor: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.