Back to results
US 12,605,220 B2Granted
Flushing improvements for robotic surgical tool cleaning
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorsAndrew O. Crews, James A. Vandewalle
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A robotic surgical tool that includes a plate inside of a drive housing. The drive housing is divided into an upper portion and lower portion by the plate. Extending from the drive housing is an elongate shaft. The robotic surgical tool also includes an injection port that passes a cleaning fluid into the drive housing. Inside the drive housing there is a diverter adjacent to the injection port. The diverter has a ramp which can direct fluid from the injection port to the upper portion of the drive housing.
Claims20
A robotic surgical tool, comprising:
- a plate;
- a drive housing, divided into an upper portion and lower portion by the plate;
- an elongated shaft extending from said drive housing;
- an injection port that passes fluid into the drive housing;
- and
- a diverter inside the drive housing adjacent to the injection port,
- wherein the diverter has a ramp to direct fluid from the injection port to the upper portion of the drive housing.
4 more elements
A method of cleaning a robotic surgical tool, comprising:
- attaching an injection mechanism to an injection port that passes fluid into the surgical tool;
- injecting a fluid into the surgical tool through the port, the surgical tool including:
- a plate;
- a drive housing, divided into an upper portion and lower portion by the plate;
- an elongated shaft extending from the drive housing;
- and
- a diverter inside the drive housing adjacent to the injection port, the diverter including a ramp;
- diverting the fluid from the injection port with the ramp to the upper portion of the drive housing;
- filling the upper portion and lower portion of the drive housing with fluid from the injection port;
- and
- draining the cleaning solution from the drive housing.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.