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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
May. 31, 2023
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Anthony K. McGrogan, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey D. Brown, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Thomas G. Cooper, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Eugene F. Duval, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Daniel H. Gomez, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Robert E. Holop, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Craig R. Ramstad, Minden, NV (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A drape includes a first drape portion configured to receive a manipulator arm of a surgical system and a pocket coupled to a distal portion of the first drape portion. The pocket is configured to receive a manipulator of the surgical system. The pocket includes a flexible membrane positionable between an output of the manipulator and an input of a surgical instrument mountable to the manipulator. In some embodiments, the flexible membrane is located at a distal end of the pocket. In some embodiments, the flexible membrane is configured to allow an actuating force to be transmitted from the output of the manipulator to the input of the surgical instrument. In some embodiments, the pocket provides a sterile barrier between the manipulator and the surgical instrument. In some embodiments, the drape further includes a rotatable seal configured to couple a proximal opening of the pocket to the first drape portion.