ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,053, issued on April 21, was assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC. (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
"Flexible elongate devices having axial support structures" was invented by Joseph Bogusky (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Flexible elongate devices include an elongate body having an articulable body portion and an axial support structure within the articulable body portion. The axial support structure can include a plurality of transverse support segments with tubular struts disposed between the support segments. The flexible elongate devices can include a component line that has a helical shape within the articulable ...