Assembly process for tensioning elements and related systems
US11633249B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/066
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a surgical instrument mountable to a remotely controllable manipulator configured to operate the surgical instrument includes applying a first tension to a first tensioning element, applying a second tension to a second tensioning element, and maintaining the first and second tensions in the first and second tensioning elements while a first rotatable cylinder is locked to a second rotatable cylinder. The first tensioning element and the second tensioning element are each coupled to a distal end component of the surgical instrument and are coupled to one another such that a tension in one of the first tensioning element and the second tensioning element is transmitted at least in part to the other of the first tensioning element and the second tensioning element.
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