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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Asensus Surgical Us, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Inventor:
Matthew David Marchese, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Asensus Surgical US, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 46/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); B25J 9/12 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 46/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); B25J 9/126 (2013.01); B25J 15/0028 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sterile drape positionable covering medical equipment, such as between a robotic manipulator and a sterile surgical instrument. The drape is formed of a flexible sterile material, with conductive ink printed on the flexible material. The drape provides both a sterile barrier and a shield against electrostatic discharge or electromagnetic interference.