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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
May. 07, 2018
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Michael Zemlok, Prospect, CT (US);
Chi Min Seow, New Haven, CT (US);
Mark MacLeod, Southbury, CT (US);
Jaimeen Kapadia, Cambridge, MA (US);
Richard Lech, Hamden, CT (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A drape for covering a robotic surgical system includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the first and second end portion. The first end portion defines a cavity therein and has an outer surface and an inner surface and defines an inlet through the outer and inner surfaces. The cavity is dimensioned for receipt of an instrument drive unit and is in fluid communication with the inlet. The second end portion has an outer surface and an inner surface and defines an outlet through the outer and inner surfaces. The second end portion defines a cavity therein that is in fluid communication with the outlet. The intermediate portion defines an elongated conduit therethrough dimensioned for receipt of a surgical robotic arm.