US Patent Issued to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS on March 3 for "Systems and methods of integrated real-time visualization" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,313, issued on March 3, was assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC. (Sunnyvale, Calif.).

"Systems and methods of integrated real-time visualization" was invented by Worth B. Walters (Campbell, Calif.), Randall L Schlesinger (San Mateo, Calif.) and Oliver J. Wagner (Mountain View, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for performing a minimally invasive procedure includes activating a sealing device of a flexible catheter to seal anatomic passageways. The flexible catheter comprises a plurality of first lumens to receive a working catheter and an imaging probe. The method includes determining a position of a distal por...