US Patent Issued to INTUITIVE SURGICALS OPERATIONS on Dec. 9 for "Cannulas having body wall retention features, and related systems and methods" (Connecticut Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,005, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICALS OPERATIONS INC. (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

"Cannulas having body wall retention features, and related systems and methods" was invented by Robert C. Reid (Fairfield, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A canula may comprise a mounting feature configured to couple the cannula to a manipulator arm of a medical system. and a tube extending distally from the mounting feature. The tube may comprise a proximal end opening, a distal end opening disposed at an opposite end of the tube from the proximal end opening, a lateral wall defining a passage extending from the proximal end opening t...