US 12,376,932 B2
Sterile draping of robotic arms
Kevin Zhang, Medford, MA (US); Norbert Johnson, North Andover, MA (US); Mir Hussain, Downingtown, PA (US); James Cascarano, Cambridge, MA (US); Justin Larson, Reading, MA (US); James Yau, Methuen, MA (US); Robert LeBoeuf, II, Salem, NH (US); and Michael Norcia, North Andover, MA (US)
Assigned to Globus Medical, Inc., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed by GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC., Audubon, PA (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/470,904.
Application 18/470,904 is a continuation of application No. 16/936,698, filed on Jul. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,793,588.
Prior Publication US 2024/0008945 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 46/10 (2016.02) [A61B 34/30 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drape for covering robotic equipment in a medical environment, comprising:
an extended drape portion of a first material sized to cover a robotic arm; and
a shaped drape portion sized to cover an end surface of the robotic arm, the shaped drape portion having a band shaped to correspond to a portion of the robotic arm that is clamped to a tool,
whereby a clamp is configured to pass over the band and clamp the band when the clamp clamps the robotic arm to the tool such that no part of the extended portion is clamped.