Patent ID: 11965789
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 6:
7. The force sensor of claim 4, wherein:
the force sensor further includes a third measurement signal pad and a fourth measurement signal pad;
the first compression strain gauge resistor, the first tension strain gauge resistor, the third compression strain gauge resistor, and the third tension strain gauge resistor are electrically coupled to the first input signal pad via the first input signal tap line;
the second compression strain gauge resistor, the second tension strain gauge resistor, the fourth compression strain gauge resistor, and the fourth tension strain gauge resistor are electrically coupled to the second input signal pad via the second input signal tap line;
the third measurement signal pad is electrically coupled to the third measurement signal lead line;
the fourth measurement signal pad is electrically coupled to the third measurement signal lead line; and
an individual area of the first input signal pad and an individual area of the second input signal pad are each less than each of an individual area of the first measurement signal pad, an individual area of the second measurement signal pad, an individual area of the third measurement signal pad, and an individual area of the fourth measurement signal pad.