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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2016
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Paul Millman, San Jose, CA (US);
David Bailey, Redwood City, CA (US);
Dean Hoornaert, San Jose, CA (US);
David Stephen Mintz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Q. Larkin, Menlo Park, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A teleoperated surgical instrument comprises a housing configured to couple to a teleoperated manipulator and an elongated tube having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end is mounted to the housing and the second end has one or more openings configured to deliver or receive a fluid at a surgical site. The instrument further comprises a flow control system in the housing. The flow control system includes a first tubular member coupled to the elongated tube and a first control element rotatable relative to the housing and the first tubular member. The first control element includes a receiving portion coupled to a shaft portion. The receiving portion is configured to couple with the teleoperated manipulator and rotate to control flow of the fluid through the first tubular member.