Robotic surgical systems including convection cooled endoscope
AssigneeCovidien LP
InventorsMichael A. Zemlok, Burt D. Ochs
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Abstract
A surgical system (10) includes a pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source for pumping insufflation gas into a patient, and an endoscope coupled to the pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source. The endoscope includes a thermal component. The endoscope further includes a convection tube (214) that extends through the endoscope. The convection tube is disposed in communication with the pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source. The convection tube is positioned adjacent to the thermal component and configured to enable the insufflation gas to be pumped through the endoscope by the pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source.
Claims20
A robotic surgical system, comprising:
- a control drive unit;
- a pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source for pumping insufflation gas into a patient;
- and
- an endoscope coupled to the pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source and selectively attached to the control drive unit, the endoscope including at least one thermal component, the endoscope further including at least one convection tube extending through the endoscope, the at least one convection tube disposed in communication with the pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source, the at least one convection tube positioned adjacent to the at least one thermal component, the at least one convection tube configured to enable the insufflation gas to be pumped through the endoscope by the pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source for cooling the at least one thermal component by convection and for facilitating insufflation of the patient.
A surgical system, comprising:
- a pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source for pumping insufflation gas into a patient;
- and
- an endoscope coupled to the pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source, the endoscope including at least one thermal component, the endoscope further including at least one convection tube extending through the endoscope, the at least one convection tube disposed in communication with the pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source, the at least one convection tube positioned adjacent to the at least one thermal component, the at least one convection tube configured to enable the insufflation gas to be pumped through the endoscope by the pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source.
A robotic surgical system, comprising:
- a pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source for pumping insufflation gas into a patient;
- an endoscope coupled to the pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source, the endoscope including at least one thermal component that is configured to generate heat and at least one temperature sensor configured to sense an amount of heat generated by the at least one thermal component, the endoscope further including at least one convection tube extending through the endoscope, the at least one convection tube disposed in communication with the pressurized and regulated gas and/or air source for receiving the insufflation gas through the endoscope;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor, cause the robotic surgical system to:
- determine an amount of heat generated by the at least one thermal component;
- and
- pump a predetermined amount of the insufflation gas through the at least one convection tube to cool the at least one thermal component by convection when the at least one temperature sensor senses that a temperature of the at least one thermal component exceeds a predetermined threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.