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Patent No.:

US 11304766 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022

Filed:

Apr. 11, 2019

Sheath for surgical instrument

Applicant:

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

William J. Park, San Jose, CA (US);

S. Christopher Anderson, San Francisco, CA (US);

Thomas G. Cooper, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Matthew R. Williams, Walnut Creek, CA (US);

Assignee:

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:

Jones Robb, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Gary Jackson

Assistant Examiner:

Alexander M Eisenberg

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 46/13 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 46/10 (2016.02); A61B 46/13 (2016.02); A61B 90/04 (2016.02); A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00083 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0813 (2016.02);
Abstract

A surgical apparatus comprises an instrument shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, an end effector coupled to the distal end of the shaft, and a sheath disposed on an external surface of the instrument shaft. The sheath has a first section made of ePTFE and a second section made of a second material, wherein the second section provides a friction seal with the shaft, and wherein the ePTFE is gas-permeable.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Park, William. (2022). Sheath for surgical instrument (U.S. Patent No. 11304766). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11304766

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