Minimally invasive surgical system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9949620
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11762196

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A support system for minimally invasive surgical instruments. A platform supports one or more minimally invasive surgical instruments that extend through a guide tube into a patient. The platform is supported by at least one support arm link that is coupled to a base a rotational joint. The rotational joint's axis of rotation is aligned with a point at which the guide tube enters the patient.

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INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC1020 KIFER ROAD SUNNYVALE CA 94086

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Cooper, Thomas G Menlo Park, US 248 46154
Duval, Eugene F Menlo Park, US 95 9425

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