公开(公告)号：US20210153927A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-27

申请号：US16625709

申请日：2018-06-28

Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Adam Ross ,  Rolf Weiler, II ,  Volker Mayer

IPC: A61B18/14 ,  A61B34/35 ,  A61B18/12

Abstract: A surgical tool for performing telesurgical surgical operations such as cutting, shearing, grasping, engaging, or contacting tissue. The surgical tool comprises a pair of jaws cooperatively rotating open and close about an axis of rotation. The jaws further comprise one or more compliant electrodes electrically communicating with a conductor to deliver electrical energy to tissue engaged by the jaws. The electrodes formed of an elastomeric material impregnated with a conductive material or formed atop an elastomeric material allowing a certain amount of flexibility and thereby maintaining more consistent pressure on the tissue when the jaws engage the tissue.