U.S. Patent 7828808 was awarded to Novare Surgical Systems, Inc. on 2010-11-09 and describes a “Link systems and articulation mechanisms for remote manipulation of surgical or diagnostic tools.” This patent has been cited 302 times by other U.S. patents which places it in the top 500 cited patents since 2010 according to our law firm research, and makes it of the most innovative medical technology patents in the field of instruments. The abstract states:

Articulating mechanisms, link systems, and components thereof, useful for a variety of purposes including, but not limited to, the remote manipulation of instruments such as surgical or diagnostic instruments or tools are provided. The link systems include links wherein at least two adjacent links are pivotable relative to one another around two distinct pivot points. Mechanisms for locking the links are also provided. Link: U.S. Patent 7828808

This patent was originally filed on 2004-08-26 which gives it a processing time of 2266 days, compared to an average processing time of 1909 in the field. Novare Surgical Systems, Inc. has 30 total patents. The first named inventor is David J. Danitz of San Jose, CA. The assistant examiner was Ryan J Severson.

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