Patent ID: 11903777
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 11:
12. A system for controlling fluid delivery to a medical instrument, the system comprising:
a fluid reservoir of known size having a fluid at a first fluid volume and at a first fluid pressure;
a valve system coupled between the fluid reservoir and the medical instrument;
a vent;
a flow sensor coupled between the valve system and the vent; and
a control system including one or more processors, the control system configured to:
activate the valve system to release a released fluid volume of the fluid from the fluid reservoir to the medical instrument;
measure, with the flow sensor, a vented fluid volume through the vent; and
determine a discharged fluid volume of fluid discharged through the medical instrument based on the released fluid volume and the vented fluid volume.