US Patent Issued to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS on Aug. 19 for "Cannulas having wall strengthening features, and related systems and methods" (Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,595, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC. (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

"Cannulas having wall strengthening features, and related systems and methods" was invented by Douglas S. Langley (Milford, Conn.), Justin Krom (Southington, Conn.) and Robert C. Reid (Fairfield, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cannula may include a bowl portion comprising a first opening and a second opening, and an insertion tube extending from the bowl portion. The insertion tube defines a passage extending from the second opening and terminating in a distal end opening. The passage is configured to receive an instrument to be ad...