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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
David DeTroy, Norwalk, CT (US);
Assignee:
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/26 (2006.01); A61M 39/20 (2006.01); A61M 39/06 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 39/26 (2013.01); A61M 39/20 (2013.01); A61M 2039/064 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0646 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0686 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2433 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cannula seal is presented. The cannula seal includes a cap portion that fits over a cannula and a valve portion. The valve portion includes an hourglass seal and a cross slit seal. In some embodiments, the cap portion includes a tab. In some embodiments, the cap portion and the valve portion are integrally formed. In some embodiments, the cap portion and the valve portion are joined at a bonding region, which may include overflow traps. In some embodiments, ribs are included.