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US 2014/0276465 A1Published application
Sealing Multiple Surgical Instruments
AssigneeIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
InventorsBram Gilbert Antoon Lambrecht, William J. Park, Jeffrey D. Brown
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Abstract
A cannula cap is disclosed. A cannula cap according to some embodiments of the invention includes an instrument guide attachment; a cannula attachment; and a seal captured between the instrument guide attachment and the cannula attachment. In some embodiments, a cannula cap can include a lid; a locking ring; a base; and a cannula seal captured between the lid and the base.
Claims18
A cannula cap, comprising:
- an instrument guide attachment;
- a cannula attachment;
- and
- a seal captured between the instrument guide attachment and the cannula attachment.
1 more element
The cannula cap, comprising:
- a lid;
- a locking ring;
- a base;
- and
- a cannula seal captured between the lid and the base.
2 more elements
A surgical port kit, comprising:
- a cannula cap that mechanically engages with a cannula, the cannula cap including a cannula seal;
- and
- an instrument guide, the instrument guide being insertable through the cannula cap, mechanically engaging the cannula cap, and engaging the seal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.