US Patent Issued to Covidien on Aug. 19 for "Robotic surgical systems and drapes for covering components of robotic surgical systems" (Connecticut Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,296, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).

"Robotic surgical systems and drapes for covering components of robotic surgical systems" was invented by Shane Reardon (Branford, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drape for covering a robotic surgical system includes a proximal section joined to and continuous with a distal section. The distal section is fabricated from a relatively strong material and is configured to cover the more dynamic portions of the robotic surgical system, and the proximal section is fabricated from a light-permeable material and is configured to cover the more static portions of ...