Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sealing multiple surgical instruments
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Application No.: US16682919Application Date: 2019-11-13
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Publication No.: US11911069B2Publication Date: 2024-02-27
- 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 ; A61B90/00 ; A61B34/30

Abstract:
A cannula seal is presented. The cannula seal includes a cross-slit seal that can include a side wall that includes folded sidewalls; slits that are formed by the folded sidewalls when the cross-slit seal is in a closed position; and a concave end surface at the slits. The cross-slit seal can include energizing ribs formed to close the seal. The instrument guide includes a pyramidal shaped seal that seals against doors when no instrument is inserted and seals against an instrument when the instrument is inserted.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200078049A1 SEALING MULTIPLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS Public/Granted day:2020-03-12
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