ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,165, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Auris Health Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).
"Remotely driven camera in robotic system" was invented by Charles J. Scheib (Loveland, Ohio) and Clinton Denlinger (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a controller, a robotic arm in communication with the controller and having a head, and a surgical scope coupled with the head and having a scope shaft sized and configured to be inserted through an opening in a body wall and into a body cavity of a patient. The controller is programmed to control the robotic arm to manipulate the surgical scope relative to the patient while inhib...