{"number":"US12702507B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Systems and methods for controlling tool with articulatable distal portion","english":"Systems and methods for controlling tool with articulatable distal portion"},"abstract":{"original":"A system comprises a medical tool including a shaft having proximal and distal ends and an articulatable distal portion coupled to the distal end of the shaft. The system also comprises a processing unit including one or more processors. The processing unit is configured to determine a target in a medical environment. The articulatable distal portion is directed toward the target.…","english":"A system comprises a medical tool including a shaft having proximal and distal ends and an articulatable distal portion coupled to the distal end of the shaft. The system also comprises a processing unit including one or more processors. The processing unit is configured to determine a target in a medical environment. The articulatable distal portion is directed toward the target.…"},"applicants":["INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC."],"inventors":["Brandon D. Itkowitz","David W. Robinson"],"filingDate":"2024-04-22","publicationDate":"2026-08-11","grantDate":"2026-08-11","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12702507B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12702507B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12702507B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12702507B2"}}