US 11,684,439 B2
Surgical system sterile drape
Anthony K. McGrogan, San Jose, CA (US); Jeffrey D. Brown, Palo Alto, CA (US); Thomas G. Cooper, Menlo Park, CA (US); Eugene F. Duval, Menlo Park, CA (US); Daniel H. Gomez, Los Gatos, CA (US); Robert E. Holop, Santa Clara, CA (US); and Craig R. Ramstad, Minden, NV (US)
Assigned to INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on May 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/874,163.
Application 16/874,163 is a continuation of application No. 16/565,113, filed on Sep. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,376,086.
Application 16/565,113 is a continuation of application No. 14/250,705, filed on Apr. 11, 2014, granted, now 10,537,358, issued on Jan. 21, 2020.
Application 14/250,705 is a continuation of application No. 12/855,499, filed on Aug. 12, 2010, granted, now 8,746,252, issued on Jun. 10, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/334,978, filed on May 14, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2020/0268465 A1, Aug. 27, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 34/00 (2016.01); B32B 3/12 (2006.01); F16F 1/12 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/35 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 46/23 (2016.01); A61B 50/00 (2016.01); A61B 90/98 (2016.01); H01F 5/02 (2006.01); H01F 5/04 (2006.01); H01F 27/28 (2006.01); H05K 1/18 (2006.01); B25J 15/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61M 13/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 50/20 (2016.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/68 (2023.01); G03B 5/02 (2021.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/50 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 34/70 (2016.02) [A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00142 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 17/3474 (2013.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 46/10 (2016.02); A61B 46/23 (2016.02); A61B 50/00 (2016.02); A61B 50/20 (2016.02); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 90/98 (2016.02); A61M 13/003 (2013.01); B25J 15/04 (2013.01); B32B 3/12 (2013.01); F16F 1/121 (2013.01); H01F 5/02 (2013.01); H01F 5/04 (2013.01); H01F 27/2823 (2013.01); H04N 23/51 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01); H04N 23/57 (2023.01); H04N 23/687 (2023.01); H05K 1/18 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3447 (2013.01); A61B 2034/302 (2016.02); A61B 2034/306 (2016.02); A61B 2050/3008 (2016.02); A61B 2090/5025 (2016.02); G03B 5/02 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0015 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0069 (2013.01); H01F 2005/027 (2013.01); Y10T 74/20305 (2015.01)] 27 Claims
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18. A method of draping a surgical manipulator system, the method comprising:
draping a first portion of the surgical manipulator system with a first drape portion of a drape assembly fixedly attached to a first coupling member; and
draping a second portion of the surgical manipulator system with a second drape portion of the drape assembly fixedly attached to a second coupling member;
wherein, the first drape portion and the second drape portion are rotatably coupled to one another via coupling of the first coupling member and the second coupling member.