公开(公告)号：US20180132890A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-17

申请号：US15809372

申请日：2017-11-10

Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Inventor： Tyler MORRISSETTE ,  Justin KROM ,  Joseph ORBAN III

IPC: A61B17/34

CPC classification number: A61B17/3423 ,  A61B17/3421 ,  A61B17/3439 ,  A61B17/3478 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B2017/00929 ,  A61B2018/00071 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61M13/003

Abstract: A reducer device for insertion into a surgical cannula includes a tubular member having a proximal opening and a distal opening and an electrically conductive component configured and positioned to provide an electrically conductive path from an interior of the tubular member to an exterior of the tubular member. The electrically conductive path is localized along an axial length of the tubular member. A method of configuring a surgical device includes positioning a surgical cannula within an incision of a patient's body wall, positioning a reducer device within the surgical cannula, and positioning a surgical instrument within the reducer device. Positioning the surgical instrument within the reducer device includes forming an electrically conductive pathway between the surgical cannula and the surgical instrument.