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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43 (21) Application number: 24837757.4 (22) Date of filing: 12.12.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 8/00(2006.01) A61B 34/32(2016.01) A61B 1/00(2006.01) A61B 34/10(2016.01) A61B 34/37(2016.01) A61B 34/20(2016.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 34/37; A61B 90/361; A61B 2090/378; A61B 2034/105; A61B 34/32; A61B 2034/2065; A61B 1/0016; A61B 8/4218 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/059737 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/128801 (19.06.2025 Gazette 2025/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: GE KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 15.12.2023 US 202363610469 P (71) Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US)	(72) Inventors: LAMBA, Gaurav SUNNYVALE, California 94086 (US) SHADEMAN, Azad SUNNYVALE, California 94086 (US) MCLEOD, A. Jonathan SUNNYVALE, California 94086 (US) (74) Representative: Mathys & Squire  32 London Bridge Street The Shard London SE1 9SG London SE1 9SG (GB)