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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 13, 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);
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);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment of the invention, a robotic surgical instrument is provided for the control of flows of one or more fluids into and out of a surgical site. The robotic surgical instrument may include a housing, a flow control system, a hollow tube, and one or more hose fittings. The housing to couple the instrument to a robotic arm. The flow control system mounted in the housing includes one or more controlled valves to control the flow of one or more fluids. The hollow tube has a first end mounted in the housing coupled to the flow control system. A second end of the hollow tube has one or more openings to allow the flow of fluids into and out of the surgical site. The hose fittings have a first end coupled to the flow control system and a second end to couple to hoses.