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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bram Gilbert Antoon Lambrecht, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William J. Park, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61B 17/3498 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3466 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7885 (2015.04);
Abstract
A cannula seal is presented. The cannula seal includes a cross-slit seal that can include a side wall that includes folded sidewalls; slits that are formed by the folded sidewalls when the cross-slit seal is in a closed position; and a concave end surface at the slits. The cross-slit seal can include energizing ribs formed to close the seal. The instrument guide includes a pyramidal shaped seal that seals against doors when no instrument is inserted and seals against an instrument when the instrument is inserted.