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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2019
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:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/3498 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3466 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with aspects of the present invention, a door mechanism is provided. A door mechanism according to some embodiments of the present invention includes a door that includes a sealing part, an arm connected to the sealing part, and a pivot part connected to the arm, the door rotating around a pivot axis at the pivot part; and a lever, the lever engaging the door at the pivot part such that the lever opens the door when engaged but is not affected when the door is opened without the lever.