INTERNATIONAL PATENT: COVIDIEN LP FILES APPLICATION FOR "SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING CABLE-DRIVEN INSTRUMENT FAILURE AND DETACHMENT"

GENEVA, Oct. 13 -- COVIDIEN LP (15 Hampshire StreetMansfield, Massachusetts 02048) filed a patent application (PCT/IB2025/053157) for "SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING CABLE-DRIVEN INSTRUMENT FAILURE AND DETACHMENT" on Mar 25, 2025. With publication no. WO/2025/210447, the details related to the patent application was published on Oct 09, 2025.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): YORK, Peter A. (15 Hampshire StreetMansfield, Massachusetts 02048)

Abstract: A surgical robotic system includes an instrument drive unit having a plurality of motors, each of which includes a to...