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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2012
Paul Millman, San Jose, CA (US);
David Bailey, Redwood City, CA (US);
Dean Hoornaert, San Jose, CA (US);
David Stephen Mintz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Q Larkin, Menlo Park, CA (US);
John Magnasco, San Jose, CA (US);
Gary Guthurt, Mountain View, CA (US);
Nitish Swarup, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Salvatore Brogna, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Paul Millman, San Jose, CA (US);
David Bailey, Redwood City, CA (US);
Dean Hoornaert, San Jose, CA (US);
David Stephen Mintz, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David Q Larkin, Menlo Park, CA (US);
John Magnasco, San Jose, CA (US);
Gary Guthurt, Mountain View, CA (US);
Nitish Swarup, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Salvatore Brogna, Pleasanton, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment of the invention, a robotic surgical system is provided including a master control console and a surgical manipulator. The master control console generates control signals to cause one or more fluids to flow into or out of a surgical site. The surgical manipulator is coupled to the console to receive the control signals and includes at least one robotic arm and a surgical instrument coupled thereto. The surgical manipulator controls the surgical instrument in response to the control signals to control the flow of the one or more fluids into or out of the surgical site. The surgical instrument has a first robotically controlled valve that is responsive to the surgical manipulator and a hollow tube having a first end coupled to the first robotically controlled valve with an opening at a second end to direct the flow of one or more fluids.