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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2023
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Brian M. Crews, San Jose, CA (US);
Sam Crews, Palomar Park, CA (US);
Craig R. Gerbi, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Michael Hurst, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sumona Adhya, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A surgical port includes an end face comprising a channel extending through the end face, the channel having a cross section shaped to receive a surgical instrument cannula, and a lateral wall extending around a perimeter of the end face, the lateral wall and end face enclosing an open volume. An end portion of a wound retractor is received in the open volume of the surgical port and in engagement with an inner surface of the lateral wall, and the surgical port is configured to abut a body wall in an inserted position of the wound retractor through the body wall.