Integrated robotic insufflation and smoke evacuation
US12097004B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2560/0456
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical robotic system comprising: a robotic arm; a tool drive coupled to the robotic arm; a cannula interface configured to couple a cannula to the tool drive, the cannula interface having a fluid pathway in communication with an interior lumen of the cannula; and an insufflation pathway coupled to the robotic arm, the insufflation pathway having a distal end coupled to the fluid pathway and a proximal end coupled to a surgical insufflator.
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