US 11,944,403 B2
Latch to secure teleoperated surgical instrument to actuator
Gregory W. Dachs, II, San Mateo, CA (US); Bruce Michael Schena, Menlo Park, CA (US); Donald Alden, Petaluma, CA (US); Edward P. Donlon, San Jose, CA (US); Scott Harrington, San Jose, CA (US); Craig Tsuji, San Jose, CA (US); and William A. Burbank, Sandy Hook, CT (US)
Assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/155,475.
Application 17/155,475 is a continuation of application No. 16/543,826, filed on Aug. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,898,288.
Application 16/543,826 is a continuation of application No. 15/121,351, granted, now 10,420,622, issued on Sep. 24, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2015/020876, filed on Mar. 17, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/104,306, filed on Jan. 16, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/103,991, filed on Jan. 15, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/019,318, filed on Jun. 30, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/954,557, filed on Mar. 17, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/954,502, filed on Mar. 17, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/954,497, filed on Mar. 17, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/954,571, filed on Mar. 17, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/954,595, filed on Mar. 17, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0137627 A1, May 13, 2021
Int. Cl. A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 46/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 46/23 (2016.01); F16H 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 46/10 (2016.02) [A61B 1/00142 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/70 (2016.02); A61B 46/40 (2016.02); A61B 90/08 (2016.02); A61B 90/361 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00172 (2013.01); A61B 46/23 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0813 (2016.02); F16H 1/20 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49817 (2015.01); Y10T 403/59 (2015.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An instrument sterile adapter comprising:
a plate portion
a latch structure comprising:
a carriage latch arm connected to an extending away from a first side of the plate portion, the carriage latch arm engageable with an instrument carriage to latch the instrument sterile adapter to the instrument carriage, and
an instrument latch arm connected to and extending away from a second side of the plate portion, opposite the first side, the instrument latch arm engageable with a medical instrument to latch the instrument sterile adapter to the medical instrument, and
a connecting member connecting the carriage latch arm and the instrument latch arm to the plate portion of the instrument sterile adapter;
wherein in an engaged state of the carriage latch arm with the instrument carriage and in an engaged state of the instrument latch arm with the medical instrument, the carriage latch arm is not disengageable from the instrument carriage.