Tool for installation and/or removal of instrument tip cover

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front top perspective view of a first embodiment of our new design of a tool for installation and/or removal of an instrument tip cover;

FIG. 2 is side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is rear end view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front end view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a front top perspective view of a second embodiment of our new design of a tool for installation and/or removal of an instrument tip cover;

FIG. 10 is a side perspective view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 15 is a rear end view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a front end view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a perspective view of a medical instrument comprising a shaft and an end effector; an instrument tip cover is shown positioned in a cross section of the tool for installation and/or removal of the instrument tip cover; and,

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the medical instrument of FIG. 17 with the instrument tip cover positioned on the distal portion of the medical instrument; the tool for installation and/or removal of the instrument tip cover is shown in cross section without the instrument tip cover.

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

The broken lines in FIGS. 1-16 show portions of the tool for installation and/or removal of an instrument tip cover that form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines in FIGS. 17 and 18 show portions of the environment and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tool for installation and/or removal of an instrument tip cover, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D938581
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 20, 2020
Date of Patent: Dec 14, 2021
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. (Sunnyvale, CA)
Inventors: Paul J. Floyd (San Jose, CA), Rosemary Cole (San Jose, CA), Christina J. Shuh (San Francisco, CA), Ralph Wadensweiler (Sunnyvale, CA), Mark Palmer (San Jose, CA)
Primary Examiner: Natasha Vujcic
Assistant Examiner: Gilbert B Ford
Application Number: 29/724,920