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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bram Gilbert Antoon Lambrecht, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William J Park, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jeffrey D Brown, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3498 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3466 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with aspects of the present invention, an instrument is provided. An instrument seal according to some embodiments includes a seal body that can be captured between an upper part and a lower part of an instrument guide; and openings in the seal body that align with channels on the instrument guide, wherein the seal body seals against doors in the lower part and an instrument shaft inserted through the openings.