Patent ID: 11903658
Assignee: VIRTUAL INCISION CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A removable connection port for a robotic surgical device, the port comprising:
(a) a connection port body;
(b) a distal opening defined at a distal end of the port body, wherein the distal opening is sized and shaped to receive a proximal end of an elongate device body;
(c) a proximal opening defined at a proximal end of the port body, wherein the proximal opening is sized and shaped to receive a camera assembly;
(d) a seal package disposed in the connection port body, the seal package comprising at least two seals configured to receive a shaft of a camera assembly;
(e) a device body coupling mechanism disposed within the connection port body, the device body coupling mechanism comprising first and second hinged coupling mechanisms hingedly coupled to the connection port body;
(f) a camera coupling mechanism disposed within the connection port body, the camera coupling mechanism comprising:
(i) a slidable body disposed within the connection port body; and
(ii) a camera receiving opening defined within the slidable body; and

(g) a presence detection mechanism comprising:
(i) a rotatable lever operably coupled to the camera coupling mechanism at a pivot point, wherein the rotatable lever rotates around the pivot point; and
(ii) a first sensing component disposed on the rotatable lever, wherein the first sensing component is configured to interact with a second sensing component disposed on the elongate device body when the removable connection port is coupled to the elongate device body.