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US 12,702,498 B2

Method and system for controlling instrument grip behavior

US 12,702,498 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Inventors
Arjang M. Hourtash; Christine E. Draper; Caroline A. Edwards; Michael Ikeda; Erasmo Lopez Calleros
Publication date
2026-08-11
Filing date
2022-03-23
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,702,498 B2 · US12702498 · 12702498

Abstract

A computer-assisted medical system includes a robotic manipulator arm configured to support an instrument. The instrument includes an instrument shaft and jaws disposed at a distal end of the instrument shaft. The computer-assisted medical system further includes a controller coupled to the manipulator arm.…

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