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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Theodore W. Rogers, Alameda, CA (US);
Craig R. Gerbi, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
John Ryan Steger, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Charles E. Swinehart, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61M 39/02 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 90/90 (2016.01); A61B 90/92 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 1/313 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61M 39/02 (2013.01); A61B 1/00149 (2013.01); A61B 1/00193 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/3431 (2013.01); A61B 17/3439 (2013.01); A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61B 17/3474 (2013.01); A61B 17/3498 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 34/73 (2016.02); A61B 34/76 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 90/90 (2016.02); A61B 90/92 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00473 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00845 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0419 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2904 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2905 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2929 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2936 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2948 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3419 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3429 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3447 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3454 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3466 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2061 (2016.02); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02); A61B 2034/305 (2016.02); A61M 25/0041 (2013.01); A61M 25/0105 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A surgical port feature may include a funnel portion, a tongue, a waist portion, and surgical instrument channels. The waist portion may be located between the funnel portion and the tongue. The surgical instrument channels may extend from the funnel portion through the waist portion. The surgical port feature may further include a second tongue, with the wait portion being located between the funnel portion, the tongue, and the second tongue.