INTERNATIONAL PATENT: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. FILES APPLICATION FOR "CAPSTAN ASSEMBLY FOR REMOVAL OF SLACK IN ACTUATION MEMBERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS"

GENEVA, Oct. 15 -- INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC. (1020 Kifer Road, Building 108Sunnyvale, California 94086) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/022862) for "CAPSTAN ASSEMBLY FOR REMOVAL OF SLACK IN ACTUATION MEMBERS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS" on Apr 03, 2025. With publication no. WO/2025/212832, 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): BARIL, Jacob C. (Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.1020 Kifer Road, Building 108Sunnyvale, California 94086)

Abstract: A capstan assembly includes first and second ...