{"number":"US12697104B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Devices, systems, and methods using a steerable stylet and flexible needle","english":"Devices, systems, and methods using a steerable stylet and flexible needle"},"abstract":{"original":"A stylet comprises a flexible body and a steerable portion fixedly coupled to the flexible body. The steerable portion includes a bend-resistive tip and a bendable section. The bendable section includes a plurality of articulable segments, and each articulable segment of the plurality of articulable segments is linked by a corresponding actuation cable of a plurality of actuation cables. The plurality of actuation cables extend through the flexible body of the stylet and terminate in the steerable portion of the stylet.…","english":"A stylet comprises a flexible body and a steerable portion fixedly coupled to the flexible body. The steerable portion includes a bend-resistive tip and a bendable section. The bendable section includes a plurality of articulable segments, and each articulable segment of the plurality of articulable segments is linked by a corresponding actuation cable of a plurality of actuation cables. The plurality of actuation cables extend through the flexible body of the stylet and terminate in the steerable portion of the stylet.…"},"applicants":["INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC."],"inventors":["Giuseppe Maria Prisco","Massimiliano Simi"],"filingDate":"2020-08-13","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697104B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697104B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697104B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697104B2"}}