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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43 (21) Application number: 24837756.6 (22) Date of filing: 12.12.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 3/01(2006.01) G06F 3/0338(2013.01) A61B 34/00(2016.01) G06F 3/0346(2013.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G06F 3/0346; G06F 3/011; A61B 34/25; G06F 3/0338; G06F 3/016; A61B 90/361; A61B 34/30; A61B 2034/2048; A61B 2034/105 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/059735 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/128800 (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 202363610470 P (71) Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US)	(72) Inventors: SHADEMAN, Azad SUNNYVALE, California 94086 (US) MCLEOD, A. Jonathan SUNNYVALE, California 94086 (US) SHIRAZIAN, Pourya SUNNYVALE, California 94086 (US) YAN, Jin SUNNYVALE, California 94086 (US) (74) Representative: Mathys & Squire  32 London Bridge Street The Shard London SE1 9SG London SE1 9SG (GB)