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Patent No.:

US 12527639 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026

Filed:

May. 17, 2024

Surgical drape and systems including surgical drape and attachment sensor

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Roman L. Devengenzo, San Jose, CA (US);

Michael L. Hanuschik, Mountain View, CA (US);

Gerard J. Labonville, San Jose, CA (US);

Paul W. Mohr, Mountain View, CA (US);

Tyler J. Morrissette, Niantic, CT (US);

Joseph P. Orban, III, Norwalk, CT (US);

Assignee:

INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:

Jones Robb, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Camtu T Nguyen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 46/23 (2016.01); A61B 50/00 (2016.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 46/10 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 46/23 (2016.02); A61B 50/00 (2016.02); A61B 50/20 (2016.02); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/50 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01);
Abstract

A patient side cart can have a first sensor at an arm and a second sensor at a main column. A sterile barrier system can include a first drape to cover at least a portion of the arm of the cart, a first attachment device connected to the first drape, a second drape to cover at least a portion of the main column of the cart, and a second attachment device connected to the second drape. In an installed position of the first drape, the first sensor can detect he first attachment device and in an installed position of the second drape, the second sensor can to detect the second attachment device. A system comprising the cart and barrier system can output a warning in response to one or both of the first sensor not detecting the first attachment device and the second sensor not detecting the second attachment device.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Devengenzo, Roman. (2026). Surgical drape and systems including surgical drape and attachment sensor (U.S. Patent No. 12527639). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12527639

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