Robert C. Reid, Fairfield, CT (US); Justin Krom, Southington, CT (US); Tyler J. Morrissette, Niantic, CT (US); Joseph P. Orban, III, Norwalk, CT (US); William A. Burbank, Sandy Hook, CT (US); and David DeTroy, Norwalk, CT (US)
Assigned to Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/965,602.
Application 17/965,602 is a continuation of application No. 16/592,406, filed on Oct. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,534,205.
Application 16/592,406 is a continuation of application No. 15/126,968, granted, now 10,463,395, previously published as PCT/US2015/020887, filed on Mar. 17, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/954,227, filed on Mar. 17, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0043818 A1, Feb. 9, 2023
1. A wiper seal having a central axis (A) along which a shaft of a medical instrument extends during use, the wiper seal comprising: an outer perimeter portion; an inner sealing portion; and a flex portion (14) between the outer perimeter portion and the inner sealing portion, wherein: the inner sealing portion is thicker relative to the flex portion (14) and includes an angled upper annular face (15) and an angled lower annular face (16) that meet to form an annular seal lip (17) that seals around an outer surface of the shaft during use; and wherein an angle (α) formed from the central axis (A) to the angled upper annular face (15) and an angle (β) formed from the central axis (A) to the angled lower annular face (16) are both acute angles.
