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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2024
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thomas G. Cooper, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Daniel H. Gomez, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Paul E. Lilagan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Anthony K. Mcgrogan, San Jose, CA (US);
Giuseppe Maria Prisco, Calci Pisa, IT;
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical access port comprises a cannula comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion comprising a flexible section. The access port further comprises an instrument guide configured to be positioned within the cannula. The instrument guide comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and a plurality of instrument guide channels between the proximal and distal ends of the instrument guide. Each instrument guide channel of the plurality of instrument guide channels defines a corresponding guide channel opening. An outside surface of the instrument guide fits closely to an inner wall surface of the cannula when the instrument guide is within the cannula. A guide channel opening of a first instrument guide channel of the plurality of instrument guide channels is open to the outside surface of the instrument guide.