Patent №
US 6,587,750
Granted
2003-07-01
Filed 2001
Owner
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
Lab
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AI components
1
planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09964171
An input device for robotic surgery mechanically transmits a grip signal across a first joint coupling a handle to a linkage supporting the handle. The handle is removable and replaceable, allows unlimited rotation about the joint, and may optionally include a touch sensor to inhibit movement of a surgical end effector when the hand of the surgeon is not in contact with the handle.
AI classification
Ownership
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
assignment · 128420871
Assignors
GERBI, CRAIG RICHARD, DUVAL, EUGENE F., MINAMI, DON S., HAGER, ROBERT F., SALISBURY, JR, J.KENNETH, MADHANI, AKHIL, STERN, JOHN, GUTHART, GARY S.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.