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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
May. 05, 2021
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Nicholas Ragosta, San Jose, CA (US);
INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Surgical tools and related methods articulate an actuation rod via a flexible tension member. A surgical tool includes a proximal actuation assembly, an end effector, an instrument shaft assembly, and a flexible tension member. The instrument shaft assembly includes an instrument shaft that defines a lumen and an actuation rod assembly comprising an actuation rod that extends within the lumen. The instrument shaft supports the end effector. The actuation rod is drivingly coupled with the end effector. The flexible tension member drivingly couples the actuation rod to the proximal actuation assembly. The proximal actuation assembly is operable to increase tension in the flexible tension member to move the actuation rod toward the end effector to actuate the end effector.
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