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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Stephen J. Blumenkranz, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00845 (2013.01); A61B 2034/303 (2016.02); A61M 2025/0047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device includes a medical instrument guide. The medical instrument guide includes a guide body. The guide body includes a foam and a bore through the foam. The foam includes a plurality of open cells that hold a biocompatible lubricant. And, the bore is sized to receive a medical instrument shaft and is defined at least in part by a surface exposing the plurality of open cells holding the biocompatible lubricant to the medical instrument shaft.