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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2023
Vicarious Surgical Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Alexander Breton, Cambridge, MA (US);
Allison M. Stauffer, Cambridge, MA (US);
Maeve Devlin, East Boston, MA (US);
Eric Kline, Malden, MA (US);
Sammy Khalifa, Medford, MA (US);
Vicarious Surgical Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A drive assembly of a surgical robotic system is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the drive assembly includes a first drive unit having a first drive unit face, a second drive unit having a second drive unit face, and a third drive unit having a third drive unit face. Each drive unit may include a plurality of motors configured to rotate a corresponding one of a plurality of drive elements about rotational axes perpendicular to the respective the respective drive unit face. the first drive unit, the second drive unit, and the third drive unit configured to be positioned about the drive assembly common axis with respect to a vertical plane passing through the drive assembly common axis such that an orientation and position of the first drive unit face mirrors those of second drive unit face, and the third drive unit face is bisected by the vertical plane.