Patent ID: 11950869
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for providing on-demand functionality during a medical procedure comprising:
a first instrument comprising an instrument body and an end effector, the end effector providing a first functionality;
a first accessory providing a second functionality; and
a mounting device comprising:
a first mounting component attached to the first accessory; and
a second mounting component integrated in the first instrument, the second mounting component including a groove,
wherein the first mounting component is decouplable from the second mounting component, and wherein the first mounting component is configured to interact with the second mounting component to removably couple the first accessory to the first instrument to augment the first functionality with the second functionality,
wherein the mounting device is configured to transition the first accessory between a first configuration and a second configuration while both the first accessory and the end effector are inside a patient body as the first mounting component is received by and moves within the groove of the second mounting component,
wherein in the first configuration, the first accessory is in a distal-facing orientation relative to the first instrument, and
wherein in the second configuration, the first accessory is in a proximal-facing orientation relative to the first instrument.