Surgical instrument backend housing

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front top perspective view of a surgical instrument backend housing showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is another front top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is another rear top perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the surgical instrument backend housing of FIGS. 1-9, including a shaft and an end effector that are depicted in broken lines to indicate an exemplary environment for the claimed design and do not form any part of the claimed design.

Bottom views of the surgical instrument backend housing embodiments are omitted as the bottom view forms no part of the claimed design.

The surgical instrument backend housing is not limited to the scale shown herein.

The shade lines in the Figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.

The dash-dot-dash type broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded areas represent the bounds of the claimed design. The dash-dash-dash-dash type broken lines shown in the figures are included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the surgical instrument backend housing and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a surgical instrument backend housing, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D933223
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 16, 2020
Date of Patent: Oct 12, 2021
Assignee: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA)
Inventors: Timothy B. Hulford (San Jose, CA), Robert Bruce Hubler (San Jose, CA)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/731,599