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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph M. Guerrera, Watertown, CT (US);
Shane Reardon, Branford, CT (US);
Noah N. Yang, New Haven, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 50/13 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 50/13 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical cart for supporting a robotic arm includes a base, a plurality of casters coupled to the base, and a secondary braking mechanism that prevents the casters from being manually moved out of a locked state until a surgical instrument is at a safe distance from an operative site within a patient.