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US 2014/0276947 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
In accordance with aspects of the present invention, an instrument is provided. An instrument seal according to some embodiments includes a seal body that can be captured between an upper part and a lower part of an instrument guide; and openings in the seal body that align with channels on the instrument guide, wherein the seal body seals against doors in the lower part and an instrument shaft inserted through the openings.
Claims8
An instrument seal, comprising:
- a seal body that can be captured between an upper part and a lower part of an instrument guide;
- and
- openings in the seal body that align with channels on the instrument guide, wherein the seal body seals against doors in the lower part and an instrument shaft inserted through the openings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.