Patent ID: 11890070
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A medical instrument comprising:
a backend including a docking feature shaped to engage a docking structure; and
a release mechanism including:
a first release element including a first activation feature on a first side of the backend,
a second release element including a second activation feature on a second side of the backend opposite the first side,
a first push tab extending from the first side of the backend, and
a second push tab extending from the second side of the backend,
wherein the first release element and the second release element are coupled together to limit a movement of the first and second activation features, and
wherein the movement of the first and second activation features moves the first and second push tabs from being aligned with the docking feature to pushing on a portion of the docking structure to separate the portion of the docking structure and the backend.