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PUSH-PULL SURGICAL INSTRUMENT END EFFECTOR ACTUATION USING FLEXIBLE TENSION MEMBER

Publication EP4218653A1 Kind: A1 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Inventors

RAGOSTA, Nicholas

IPC Classifications

A61B 34/37 20160101AFI20260211BHEP A61B 17/29 20060101ALI20260211BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR