ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,094, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
"Curved gimbal link geometry" was invented by Timothy Haines (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control input assembly including a first link and a second link. A link housing extends from a second link first end portion to a second link second end portion. The second link first end portion is coupled to a first link second end portion via a joint shaft. An actuator is mounted within the link housing and the actuator defines an actuator axis. The actuator is configured to exert a torque on the joint shaft. The actuator axis...