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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 13, 2018
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Joseph A Kemp, San Jose, CA (US);

Federico Barbagli, San Francisco, CA (US);

Joseph R. Callol, San Mateo, CA (US);

Vincent Duindam, San Francisco, CA (US);

Lucas S. Gordon, Mountain View, CA (US);

Randall L. Schlesinger, San Mateo, CA (US);

Samuel B. Schorr, East Palo Alto, CA (US);

Worth B. Walters, Campbell, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/70 (2016.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); G01F 13/00 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 1/267 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/70 (2016.02); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2013.01); A61M 39/223 (2013.01); G01F 13/00 (2013.01); G05D 7/0623 (2013.01); A61B 1/125 (2013.01); A61B 1/2676 (2013.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2061 (2016.02); A61B 2090/701 (2016.02); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0019 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3334 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for controlling fluid delivery to a medical instrument comprises releasing, from a reservoir of a known size and having fluid at a volume and a first fluid pressure, a released fluid volume of the fluid to the medical instrument. The method also comprises measuring a vented fluid volume and determining a discharged fluid volume through the medical instrument based on the released fluid volume and the vented fluid volume.


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