Sterile surgical drape

• US 9,320,568 B2
• Filed: 05/21/2012
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. (Intuitive Surgical Holdings, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. (Intuitive Surgical Holdings, LLC)
• Inventors: Orban, Joseph III, Heaton, Lisa, Anderson, S. Christopher, Cooper, Thomas G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Leubecker, John P
• Application Number:
  US13/476,083
• Publication Number:
  US 20120232566A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,436 Days
• Field of Search: 600/102, 600/121, 600/125, 606/1, 606/130, 348/841, 348/818, 128/849, 128/853, 128/854, 128/856, 206/438, 150/154, 150/165
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00477 Coupling A61B2017/0046 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/305 Details of wrist mechanisms at distal ends of robotic arms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/30 Surgical robots
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/35 for telesurgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/37 Master-slave robots A61B34/35 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/71 Manipulators operated by drive cable mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/76 Manipulators having means for providing feel, e.g. force or tactile feedback
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 46/10 specially adapted for instruments, e.g. microscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/361 Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/50 Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/13 Hollow or container type article [e.g., tube, vase, etc.]

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

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.