IP Library Granted Patent US 9,320,568
Granted Patent B2
US 9,320,568 · App. 13/476,083 · Granted Apr 26, 2016

Sterile surgical drape

Inventors: Joseph Orban, III (Norwalk, CT); Lisa Heaton (Huntington, CT); S. Christopher Anderson (Northampton, MA); Thomas G. Cooper (Menlo Park, CA)
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,320,568
App. No.
13/476,083
Granted
Apr 26, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A surgical drape comprises an exterior surface adjacent to a sterile field for performing a surgical procedure and an interior surface forming a cavity for receiving a non-sterile portion of a robotic surgical system. The surgical drape also includes a first vent through the interior and exterior surfaces spaced apart from a second vent through the interior and exterior surfaces to create convection heat venting through the surgical drape. The exterior and interior surfaces include a window for positioning adjacent to a monitor screen, the window having a static charge. The drape further comprises second drape section connected to a first drape section and including an instrument sterile adapter for engaging a surgical tool and another non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system, the sterile adapter configured to transfer signals between the surgical tool and the other non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system.

Claims (40)

1. A surgical drape comprising:

a first drape section including:

an exterior surface adjacent to a sterile field for performing a surgical procedure;

an interior surface forming a cavity for receiving a non-sterile portion of a robotic surgical system;

a first vent through the interior and exterior surfaces in communication with the sterile field; and

a second vent through the interior and exterior surfaces in communication with the sterile field and spaced apart from the first vent, wherein the exterior and interior surfaces include a window for positioning adjacent to a monitor screen, the window having a static charge; and

a second drape section connected to the first drape section and including an instrument sterile adaptor for engaging a surgical tool and another non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system, the sterile adaptor configured to transfer signals between the surgical tool and the other non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system.

2. The drape of claim 1 , wherein the exterior surface includes a peel-and-stick patch.

3. The drape of claim 1 , wherein the drape is comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polyurethane, and polycarbonate.

4. The drape of claim 1 , wherein the interior surface forms a cavity shaped to receive a non-sterile portion of a monitor.

5. The drape of claim 1 , wherein the exterior surface and the interior surface of the drape is couplable to another drape portion.

6. The drape of claim 1 , wherein the open end of the cavity includes a purse string and a tear strip.

7. The drape of claim 1 , further comprising a fastener coupled to the exterior surface for securing a portion of the drape to the non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system to reduce the volume of the cavity formed by the drape.

8. The drape of claim 7 , wherein the fastener includes malleable strips and straps.

9. A robotic surgical system for performing a procedure within a sterile field, the system comprising:

a non-sterile portion of a robotic surgical system;

a monitor drape section over the non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system to shield the sterile field from the non-sterile portion, the monitor drape section including:

an exterior surface adjacent to the sterile field for performing a surgical procedure;

an interior surface forming a cavity for receiving the non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system;

a plurality of fasteners on the exterior surface for securing the monitor drape section to the non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system;

a first vent through the interior and exterior surfaces in communication with the sterile field; and

a second vent through the interior and exterior surfaces in communication with the sterile field and spaced apart from the first vent, wherein the exterior and interior surfaces include a window for positioning adjacent to a monitor screen, the window having a static charge; and

an instrument drape section connected to the monitor drape section, wherein the instrument drape section shields the sterile field from another non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system by having an instrument sterile adaptor for engaging a surgical tool and the other non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system, the instrument sterile adaptor configured to transfer signals between the surgical tool and the other non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system is a monitor.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the exterior and interior surfaces are comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polyurethane, and polycarbonate.

12. A method of draping a robotic surgical system, the method comprising:

providing a monitor drape including:

an exterior surface adjacent to a sterile field for performing a surgical procedure;

an interior surface forming a cavity for receiving a first non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system;

a first vent through the interior and exterior surfaces spaced apart from a second vent through the interior and exterior surfaces; and

an integral cuff at an open end of the cavity;

providing a connected section of sterile drape that includes an instrument sterile adaptor for engaging a surgical tool and a second non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system, the sterile adaptor configured to transfer signals between the surgical tool and the second non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system;

positioning the open end of the cavity at the first non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system;

unfolding the monitor drape over the first non-sterile portion of the robotic surgical system;

positioning the first vent in communication with the sterile field and on a first side of a monitor area of the robotic surgical system;

positioning the second vent in communication with the sterile field and on a second side of the monitor area of the robotic surgical system, opposite the first side; and

positioning a window of the monitor drape proximate the monitor area of the robotic surgical system.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising unfolding the monitor drape such that the window is not creased or folded.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising positioning the window adjacent to a monitor screen via static charge.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising securing the monitor drape to the portion of the robotic surgical system using a fastener of the drape.

Continuity (7)
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