Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sealing multiple surgical instruments
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Application No.: US16703721Application Date: 2019-12-04
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Publication No.: US11197691B2Publication Date: 2021-12-14
- Inventor: Bram Gilbert Antoon Lambrecht , William J. Park
- Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B17/34
- IPC: A61B17/34 ; A61B34/30

Abstract:
In accordance with aspects of the present invention, a door mechanism is provided. A door mechanism according to some embodiments of the present invention includes a door that includes a sealing part, an arm connected to the sealing part, and a pivot part connected to the arm, the door rotating around a pivot axis at the pivot part; and a lever, the lever engaging the door at the pivot part such that the lever opens the door when engaged but is not affected when the door is opened without the lever.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200179004A1 SEALING MULTIPLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Public/Granted day:2020-06-11
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