US Patent Issued to Verb Surgical on July 1 for "Cannula attachment devices and methods for a surgical robotic system" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,037, issued on July 1, was assigned to Verb Surgical Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.).

"Cannula attachment devices and methods for a surgical robotic system" was invented by Charles Scheib (Loveland, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A robotic surgical system may include a cannula attachment device or cannula mount having a locking mechanism configured to pivot between an unlocked position and a locked over-center position. The locking mechanism may actuate a clamp or other feature that is configured to move between a closed position and an open position. The clamp may include a locating structure with one or more tapered surfaces that is...