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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2017
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Craig R. Ramstad, Minden, NV (US);
Jeffrey R. Roeder, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Brown, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Robert E. Holop, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Anthony K. McGROGAN, San Jose, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical drape assembly can include a surgical drape; and a cinch assembly affixed to the surgical drape. The cinch assembly can include a folding mechanism having a plurality of links and at least two hinge joints respectively connecting respective adjacent links of the plurality of links. The plurality of links can be foldable relative to one another about the at least two hinge joints between an unfolded configuration and a folded configuration. A first portion of the surgical drape is in an extended configuration in the unfolded configuration with a portion of the drape being in a gathered configuration in the folded configuration of the plurality of links.