US Patent Issued to Intuitive Surgical Operations on June 23 for "Sample retrieval tool with compliant retention member" (Utah, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,095, issued on June 23, was assigned to Intuitive Surgical Operations Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

"Sample retrieval tool with compliant retention member" was invented by Jason Dearden (Provo, Utah), Jared Bruton (Provo, Utah), Trent Zimmerman (American Fork, Utah), Clayton Grames (East Palo Alto, Calif.), Amelia Mariah Parkinson (Salt Lake City), Brian D. Jensen (Orem, Utah), Spencer P. Magleby (Provo, Utah) and Larry L. Howell (Orem, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The embodiments described herein can be used in a variety of sample retrieval, grasping, cutting, and manipulating operations. In some embodiments, an apparatus include...