US 12,390,296 B2
Robotic surgical systems and drapes for covering components of robotic surgical systems
Shane Reardon, Branford, CT (US)
Assigned to Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
Appl. No. 17/631,736
Filed by Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 25, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/047779
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 31, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/041401, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 4, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/892,626, filed on Aug. 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0273387 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 46/10 (2016.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); A61B 46/00 (2016.01)
CPC A61B 46/10 (2016.02) [A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/74 (2016.02); A61B 46/40 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A drape for covering a robotic surgical system, the drape comprising:
a proximal section defining a cavity therein dimensioned for receipt of at least a base portion of a surgical robotic arm, the proximal section being fabricated from a first material, the proximal section being tubular and defining a first diameter; and
a distal section defining a cavity therein dimensioned for receipt of a surgical assembly that is coupled to the surgical robotic arm, the distal section being fabricated from a second material, stronger than the first material, wherein the proximal and distal sections are joined to one another, such that the cavity of the proximal section is contiguous with the cavity of the distal section, the distal section being tubular and including:
a first region having a diameter equal to the first diameter of the proximal section;
a second region integral with and extending distally from the first region, the second region defining a second diameter which is smaller than the first diameter; and
an inlet formed in a side wall of the second region of the distal section and being in fluid communication with the cavity of the distal section, wherein the surgical assembly is connected to the surgical robotic arm through the inlet such that the surgical assembly is located externally of the second region of the distal section and the surgical robotic arm is located internally of the second region of the distal section.