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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2023
Endoquest Robotics, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Graham Johnson, Seattle, WA (US);
Yongman Park, Houston, TX (US);
Sungwoo Cho, Richmond, TX (US);
Daniel Kim, Quincy, MA (US);
Raymond Lee, Houston, TX (US);
Dongsuk Shin, Houston, TX (US);
Perry A. Genova, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
EndoQuest Robotics, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A valve assembly is disclosed for sealing an instrument channel of a robotic surgical device, which includes a valve body having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough from a proximal end portion of the valve body to a distal end portion of the valve body, and defining an axial bore including an interior valve chamber formed in the proximal end portion of the valve body, a valve seal situated within the interior valve chamber of the valve body for sealing the instrument channel of the robotic surgical device, and an engagement mechanism operatively associated with the distal end portion of the valve body for detachably connecting the valve assembly to the instrument channel of the robotic surgical device.