Patent ID: 11883066
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An instrument access device of a teleoperated surgical system, the instrument access device comprising:
an envelope comprising a distal opening;
a clamp in the distal opening of the envelope; and
a plurality of ports coupled to the envelope, the plurality of ports being proximal to the clamp and the distal opening of the envelope, each of the plurality of ports including a seal, and each of the seals of the plurality of ports being sized and shaped to seal against an outer surface of a cannula extending through the envelope and to fix a position of the cannula relative to a port of the plurality of ports and the envelope,
wherein on condition that the envelope is pressurized with insufflation gas the envelope extends radially outward beyond an outward periphery of the clamp.