US Patent Issued to Auris Health on July 14 for "Method, apparatus, and system for facilitating bending of an instrument in a surgical or medical robotic environment" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,147, issued on July 14, was assigned to Auris Health Inc. (Redwood City, Calif.).

"Method, apparatus, and system for facilitating bending of an instrument in a surgical or medical robotic environment" was invented by Enrique Romo (Dublin, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method, apparatus, and system for facilitating bending of an instrument in a surgical or medical robotic environment are provided. In one aspect, a surgical system includes an instrument comprising an end effector, the instrument capable of articulation via a bending section. The bending section includes a body including a first strut and a second strut, and a...