Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,620,173 · App. 09/872,750
Method for introducing an end effector to a surgical site in minimally invasive surgery
Inventors:
Craig Gerbi, Daniel T. Wallace
Patented Case
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Granted: Sep 16, 2003
Filed: May 31, 2001
Inventors
Craig Gerbi
Daniel T. Wallace
Assignee (at issue)
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
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