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(43) Date of publication: 21.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/43 (21) Application number: 24841347.8 (22) Date of filing: 13.12.2024

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G16H 40/63(2018.01) G16H 20/40(2018.01) A61B 34/00(2016.01) G16H 30/40(2018.01) A61B 34/20(2016.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): G16H 20/40; G16H 30/40; G16H 50/70; G16H 40/63; A61B 34/25; A61B 34/20; A61B 2034/252; A61B 2034/254; A61B 34/37; A61B 2090/365; A61B 2034/105; A61B 2034/2051; A61B 34/10; A61B 2034/107 (86) International application number: PCT/US2024/060054 (87) International publication number: WO 2025/129013 (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: 14.12.2023 US 202363610340 P (71) Applicant: Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US)

(72) Inventors: PERREAULT, Conor Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) GUO, Rui Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) TROXLER, Casey Summerfield, NC 27358 (US) MUELLER, Benjamin Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) WANG, Ziheng Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) BHATTACHARYYA, Kiran Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) ZIA, Aneeq Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) LIU, Xi Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) SONG, Alfred Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US) JARC, Anthony, M. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) KAMABATTULA, Sree, Ram Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) CHEN, Shukai Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) (74) Representative: Mathys & Squire  32 London Bridge Street The Shard London SE1 9SG London SE1 9SG (GB)