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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jake A. Luckman, New Haven, CT (US);
Ronald G. Litke, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0293 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0225 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wound retractor clamp includes an annular clamp body including a periphery configured to surround a proximal end of a wound retractor, and one or more resilient members connected to the periphery of the clamp body. The one or more resilient members deflect radially outward upon engagement of the clamp body with the wound retractor. The one or more resilient members snap onto the wound retractor and secure the clamp body to the wound protector subsequent to the engagement of the clamp body with the wound protector.