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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Frank Viola, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Kenneth Horton, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Inventors:
Frank Viola, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Kenneth Horton, South Glastonbury, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/01 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/313 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00121 (2013.01); A61B 1/053 (2013.01); A61B 1/3132 (2013.01); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 1/01 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/0676 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00876 (2013.01); A61B 2090/309 (2016.02);
Abstract
A laparoscopic surgical system comprising a camera and a base supporting the camera, and a camera insertion tool for inserting the camera into the body cavity. The camera is mountable to a surgical instrument inside the body cavity and releasable from the insertion tool after mounting to the surgical instrument.