US Patent Issued to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS on Dec. 30 for "Backup latch release for surgical instrument" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,095, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC. (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

"Backup latch release for surgical instrument" was invented by Gregory W. Dachs II (San Mateo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surgical instrument that can include a proximal control mechanism that includes an opening through which a resilient latch arm is inserted into the proximal control mechanism and engages a locking surface of a fixed latch structure contained within the proximal control mechanism; means for receiving a release tool through an outer periphery of the proximal control mechanism and beyond the opening through wh...