/Flushing Improvements For Robotic Surgical Tool Cleaning
Abstract

A robotic surgical tool that includes a plate inside of a drive housing. The drive housing is divided into an upper portion and lower portion by the plate. Extending from the drive housing is an elongate shaft. The robotic surgical tool also includes an injection port that passes a cleaning fluid into the drive housing. Inside the drive housing there is a diverter adjacent to the injection port. The diverter has a ramp which can direct fluid from the injection port to the upper portion of the drive housing.

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What is claimed is:

A robotic surgical tool that includes a plate inside of a drive housing. The drive housing is divided into an upper portion and lower portion by the plate. Extending from the drive housing is an elongate shaft. The robotic surgical tool also includes an injection port that passes a cleaning fluid into the drive housing. Inside the drive housing there is a diverter adjacent to the injection port. The diverter has a ramp which can direct fluid from the injection port to the upper portion of the drive housing.
Timeline
Filed
04/20/2026
Published
08/27/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(2)
A61B 34/30:Surgical robots
A61B 90/00:Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges