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Granted Patent B2
US 12,485,234 · App. 17/429,883 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Medical device insufflation connection

Inventors: Ronald G. Litke (Sandy Hook, CT); Justin Krom (Southington, CT); Joseph P. Orban, III (Norwalk, CT)
Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
A61M13/003A61M39/10A61M2039/1038A61M2205/3334
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Patent No.
US 12,485,234
App. No.
17/429,883
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medical device includes a device body and an insufflation fitting coupled to and extending from the device body. The insufflation fitting includes an annular low-flow fitting and an annular high-flow fitting. The annular low-flow fitting includes a radially outward surface generally reverse of a first inner sealing surface. The inner sealing surface defines a flow passageway for insufflation gas. The annular high-flow fitting includes a second inner sealing surface extending around and radially offset from the radially outward surface of the low-flow fitting.

Claims (31)

1 . A medical device comprising:

a device body and an insufflation fitting coupled to and extending from the device body;

the insufflation fitting comprising an annular low-flow fitting and an annular high-flow fitting;

the annular low-flow fitting comprising a radially outward surface generally reverse of a first inner female tapered sealing surface, the first inner female tapered sealing surface defining at least a portion of a same flow passageway for insufflation gas through both the annular low-flow fitting and the annular high-flow fitting and into the device body;

the annular low-flow fitting being concentric with and nested partially within the annular high-flow fitting; and

the annular high-flow fitting comprising a second inner female tapered sealing surface surrounding and radially offset from at least a portion of the radially outward surface of the low-flow fitting.

2 . The medical device of claim 1 , wherein an inner diameter of the first inner female tapered sealing surface is largest at an end of the low-flow fitting offset from the device body.

3 . The medical device of claim 1 , wherein an inner diameter of the second inner female tapered scaling surface is largest at an end of the high-flow fitting offset from the device body.

4 . The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the first inner female tapered sealing surface comprises an annular sealing surface.

5 . The medical device of claim 1 , wherein the second inner female tapered sealing surface comprises an annular sealing surface.

6 . The medical device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a high-flow connector surrounding the low-flow fitting and comprising a radially outer male sealing surface in sealing engagement with the second inner female tapered sealing surface.

7 . The medical device of claim 6 , wherein the high-flow fitting further comprises:

a second radially outer surface generally reverse of the second inner female tapered sealing surface; and

a coupling portion on the second radially outer surface.

8 . The medical device of claim 7 , wherein the high-flow connector further comprises a locking collar having a coupling portion, the coupling portion of the high-flow fitting being coupled to the coupling portion of the locking collar of the high-flow connector.

9 . The medical device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a low-flow connector comprising a radially outer male sealing surface in sealing engagement with the first inner female tapered sealing surface.

10 . The medical device of claim 9 , wherein the low-flow fitting further comprises a coupling portion on the radially outer male sealing surface.

11 . The medical device of claim 10 , wherein the low-flow connector further comprises a locking collar having a coupling portion, the coupling portion of the low-flow fitting being coupled to the coupling portion of the locking collar of the low-flow connector.

12 . A medical device fitting comprising:

an annular low-flow fitting having a radially outward surface generally reverse from a first inner female tapered sealing surface, the first inner female tapered sealing surface defining at least a portion of a same flow passageway for insufflation gas through both the annular low-flow fitting and the annular high-flow fitting;

an annular high-flow fitting having a second inner female tapered sealing surface surrounding and radially offset from at least a portion of the radially outward surface of the low-flow fitting, the annular low-flow fitting being concentric with and nested partially within the annular high-flow fitting; and

a high-flow connector surrounding the low-flow fitting and comprising a radially outer male sealing surface in sealing engagement with the second inner female tapered sealing surface.

13 . The medical device fitting of claim 12 , wherein the high-flow fitting further comprises:

a second radially outer surface generally reverse of the second inner female tapered sealing surface; and

a coupling portion on the second radially outer surface.

14 . The medical device fitting of claim 13 , wherein the high-flow connector further comprises a locking collar having a coupling portion, the coupling portion of the high-flow fitting being coupled to the coupling portion of the locking collar of the high-flow connector.

15 . A medical device fitting comprising:

an annular low-flow fitting having a radially outward surface generally reverse from a first inner female tapered sealing surface; and

an annular high-flow fitting having a second inner female tapered sealing surface surrounding and radially offset from at least a portion of the radially outward surface of the low-flow fitting, the annular low-flow fitting being concentric with and nested partially within the annular high-flow fitting, and the first inner female tapered sealing surface defining at least a portion of a same flow passageway for insufflation gas through both the annular low-flow fitting and the annular high-flow fitting.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2021
From: LITKE, RONALD G.; KROM, JUSTIN; ORBAN, JOSEPH P., III
To: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62803977 · Feb 11, 2019
Related Publication 20220105283A1 · Apr 7, 2022
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