US Patent Issued to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS on March 25 for "Electrically insulative electrode spacers, and related devices, systems, and methods" (Connecticut, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,978, issued on March 25, was assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC. (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

"Electrically insulative electrode spacers, and related devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Dennis H. Vaders (West Haven, Conn.) and Stuart Taylor (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for making an electrode assembly comprises overlaying an electrode on an electrode support, the electrode comprising a plurality of openings extending at least partially through a thickness of the electrode; supporting the electrode support with a jaw body; stitching a filament made of electrically insulative material compris...