Patent ID: 11957427
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B  F | IPC A  B  F

Claim 15:
16. The manipulator of claim 15, wherein the second linkage arm comprises:
a third pulley and a fourth pulley, wherein each of the third pulley and the fourth pulley includes an outer drive track and an inner drive track nested within the outer drive track;
a third drive member section extending between the inner drive tracks of the third pulley and the fourth pulley; and
a fourth drive member section extending between the outer drive tracks of the third pulley and the fourth pulley, wherein rotation of the third pulley in a third direction causes a rotation of the fourth pulley in the third direction, and
wherein rotation of the third pulley in a fourth direction causes a rotation of the fourth pulley in the fourth direction.