Patent ID: 11937776
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A medical device comprising:
an instrument connector comprising:
a main body including a first interface for a first operational channel for the medical device; and
a coupler fixedly attached to the main body, the coupler configured to receive a portion of a cable assembly including a second interface for a second operational channel for the medical device, the coupler including
a coupler body forming a longitudinal through hole that is laterally enclosed along a longitudinal axis;
a locking mechanism configured to engage the cable assembly when the portion of the cable assembly is received in the longitudinal through hole such that the instrument connector positions the first interface and the second interface to be mated with a mating connector, and
a lock release mechanism configured to be activated to release the locking mechanism to permit withdrawal of the portion of the cable assembly from the longitudinal through hole, wherein the lock release mechanism comprises a button on an end of a gate lock extending into the longitudinal through hole.