Interface for a medical instrument
Granted 3 Jul 2001 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · originally Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
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Inventors: Chris Julian, Stephen J. Blumenkranz, Thomas Cooper · Examiner: Stella Reid · AU 2914 · TC 2900
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1 parts›This application is related to concurrently filed Applications…
This application is related to concurrently filed Applications Ser. No. 29 / 097 , 544 , filed Dec. 8 , 1998 , Application Ser. No. 29 / 097 , 550 , filed Dec. 8 , 1998 , Application Ser. No. 29 / 097 , 551 , filed Dec. 8 , 1998 , the disclosures of which are herein incorporated by reference for all purposes.
FIG. 1 is a bottom plan view of a an interface for a medical instrument showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view at an enlarged scale thereof; for clarity of illustration;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevation view being a mirror image thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof.
The broken line drawings of the tool and cover forms no part of the claimed design.
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