Surgical port features with electrically conductive portions, related devices, and related methods
AssigneeIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
InventorsMichael Hurst, Sam Crews, Bryan E. Blair
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AssigneeIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
InventorsMichael Hurst, Sam Crews, Bryan E. Blair
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A method of electrically grounding a medical instrument includes inserting a medical instrument through a channel of a surgical port extending from a first end of the surgical port to a second end of the surgical port and while the medical instrument is inserted through the channel, contacting the medical instrument with an electrically conductive material portion protruding into an interior of the channel and extending through a sidewall of the surgical port. Contact of the medical instrument with the electrically conductive material portion does not extend around an entire circumference of the medical instrument.
A method of electrically grounding a medical instrument, the method comprising:
A surgical port, comprising:
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