ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,299, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Mazor Robotics Ltd. (Caesarea, Israel).
"System and method for drape volume control" was invented by Nir Ofer (Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel) and Ori Ben Zeev (Tel Aviv, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for controlling a volume of a drape according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a drape operable to substantially cover an articulated member and having a pressure source opening and at least one tool opening, the pressure source opening defining a path for a fluid to flow into or out of a volume substantially enclosed by the drape, the at least one tool opening enabli...