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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2021
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ryan Charles Abbott, San Jose, CA (US);
John Ryan Steger, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daniel H. Gomez, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ian E. McDowall, Woodside, CA (US);
Amy Kerdok, San Jose, CA (US);
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An instrument system includes an instrument, a drive system, and a controller operably connected to a first drive mechanism and a second drive mechanism of the drive system. The controller is configured to operate the first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism drive a flexible tensioning member of the instrument to cause movement of an end effector of the instrument while maintaining a tension applied to the flexible tensioning member of the instrument in a tension range.