Patent ID: 11937776
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A medical device comprising:
an instrument connector configured to be mated with a mating connector, the instrument connector comprising:
a main body including a first interface for a first operational channel for the medical device;
a coupler fixedly attached to the main body, the coupler forming a longitudinal through hole that is laterally enclosed along a longitudinal axis, the coupler configured to receive a portion of a cable assembly as the portion of the cable assembly is passed along the longitudinal axis into the longitudinal through hole until the portion of the cable assembly reaches and is releasably locked in a locked position, the portion of the cable assembly including a second interface for a second operational channel for the medical device; and
a spring-loaded gate lock having an end extending laterally through the longitudinal through hole of the coupler, wherein when the portion of the cable assembly is passed into the longitudinal through hole of the coupler, the spring-loaded gate lock fixedly holds the portion of the cable assembly in the coupler, and wherein if the end of the gate lock is depressed, the hold on the portion of the cable assembly is released to permit withdrawal of the portion of the cable assembly from the longitudinal through hole of the coupler.