27th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 6 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200205834 | END-TO-END ANASTOMOSIS INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - A surgical instrument for forming an end-to-end anastomosis includes first and second handles each supporting a shaft at a distal end thereof. The proximal ends of each shaft are coupled about a pivot such that movement of the handles correspondingly moves the distal ends of each shaft. A release mechanism is included that is actuatable to pivot a pair of bifurcated legs of each shaft between a first position for receiving first and second vessels and a second position that facilitate release of the respective first and second vessels. First and second posts are supported on each distal end and are configured to support an end of the respective first and second vessels thereon. The posts are adapted to connect to an electrical generator for communicating energy through each end of each respective first and second vessel to form an anastomotic seal. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205835 | Anvil for Circular Surgical Stapler and Associated Method of Manufacture with MIM - A method is used to manufacture an anvil of a surgical circular stapler. The anvil includes a head and a shank extending proximally from the head. The method includes forming the head of a surgical circular stapler using a metal injection molding process. The method also includes forming an annular array of staple forming pockets in the head. The method also includes machining the shank of the surgical circular stapler. The method also includes coupling together the head and the shank of the surgical circular stapler that were separately manufactured. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205836 | CLIP UNIT, MEDICAL INSTRUMENT, AND ATTACHING METHOD OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - A medical instrument has a capsule; an arm member disposed to protrude from the capsule; an operation wire connected to the arm member; a sheath configured to accommodate the operation wire; and a link configured to connect the sheath with the capsule, wherein the link has an engaging portion including a first surface intersecting with the longitudinal axis; and an engaged portion movable to an opposite position opposite to the first surface and a position spaced away from the first surface in spite of a relative position of the capsule with respect to the sheath, and configured to restrict a separation of the capsule with respect to the sheath when the engaged portion is disposed at the opposition position to contact the first surface, and wherein the capsule is rotatable in response to a rotation force from the sheath when the engaged portion is disposed at the opposition position. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205837 | PASSIVE NASAL PEEP DEVICES - Described herein are passive nasal respiratory devices, in particular, passive nasal respiratory devices configured to achieve positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in a subject wearing the device. PEEP devices may have a threshold pressure for opening during expiration. These devices may include a flap valve that opens on inhalation nested with a spring valve that opens when exhalation pressure exceeds a predetermined threshold. The device may be configured to be comfortably worn by a sleeping subject. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205838 | Method for Transfemoral Percutaneous Establishment of Retrograde Blood Flow - A method for transfemoral percutaneous establishment of retrograde blood flow. More particularly, a transfemoral percutaneous approach to an interventional procedure on the neurovasculature performed through a transfemoral access while retrograde blood flow is established from the internal vessel artery to a second vessel. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205839 | INTRAVASCULAR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS TO ADDRESS EYE DISORDERS - A method may include accessing an artery in communication with an ophthalmic artery of a subject, and advancing a microcatheter along the accessed artery so as to align a distal end of the microcatheter with an ostium of the ophthalmic artery, wherein the microcatheter includes a lumen having a guidewire positioned therein. In addition, the method includes proximally withdrawing the guidewire relative to the microcatheter so as to enable a distal portion of the microcatheter to assume a curved relaxed configuration, and cannulating the ostium with the distal portion of the microcatheter when the distal portion is in the curved relaxed configuration. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205840 | OCCLUSION DETECTION BY PRESSURE MEASUREMENT - A system, device and method for left atrial appendage occlusion detection is disclosed. The system for occlusion detection comprises a sheath; a delivery system comprising: a delivery catheter extending between a proximal end and a distal end; and a handle coupled to the proximal end of the delivery catheter; a medical tool coupled to a distal end of the delivery catheter at a target location within a portion of an organ of a patient, the medical device comprising a hub including a bore defining an axis, an occluder portion coupled to the hub and an anchor portion extending between a first end and a second end; at least one pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure of the target cavity while blood is suctioned form inside the left atrial appendage; and at least one processor configured to process the pressure measurement acquired from the at least one pressure sensor. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205841 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DEFECTS - Devices and methods for treating vascular defects, such as, for example, balloon-type aneurysms, are described herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an insertion portion and an expandable implant. The expandable implant is configured to be deployed in an aneurysm and is coupled to the insertion portion. The expandable implant has a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion. The expandable implant is movable between a first configuration in which the first portion and the second portion are substantially linearly aligned and a second configuration in which the second portion at least partially overlaps the first portion. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205842 | TOURNIQUET SYSTEM - A tourniquet system embedded within the garment, the tourniquet system including a band, an optional bar, and an anti-pinch plate. The bar comprises an elongate portion of material having a first end portion, an intermediate portion, and a second end portion, at least one aperture formed in the bar so as to accept the band and allow the band to pass therethrough, at least one locking protrusion that extends from at least one of the first end portion or the second end portion. The anti-pinch plate includes one or more band receiving apertures formed so as to accept the band and allow the band to pass therethrough, wherein the anti-pinch plate includes one or more locking notches formed substantially along an edge portion of the anti-pinch plate, wherein the locking notches provide a means for securing at least a portion of the bar to the anti-pinch plate. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ORTHOPAEDIC JOINT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE - An orthopaedic prosthetic assembly includes a femoral component configured to be attached to a distal end of a patient's femur. A tibial tray is configured to be attached to a proximal end of a patient's tibia. A tibial insert is provided that includes a spine extending proximally from a body, and a pin hole extending through the spine. A bushing is sized and shaped to be positioned in the pin hole of the spine. A hinge pin is sized and shaped to be positioned in the bushing to couple the tibial insert to the femoral component. The bushing includes a retaining tab configured to engage an inner wall of the pin hole to secure the bushing to the spine. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205844 | DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES FOR PERFORMING AN OSTEOTOMY PROCEDURE ON A FIRST METATARSAL TO CORRECT A BONE MISALIGNMENT - Devices and techniques for adjusting an alignment for a first metatarsal may include making a plurality of cuts along the length of the first metatarsal. In different applications of the technique, a plurality of transverse cuts may or may not be made intersecting the longitudinal cuts. In either case, the cuts can separate the first metatarsal into two individual portions and release a removable wedge of bone. The different portions of the metatarsal can be moved relative to each other to adjust an anatomical alignment of one portion relative to another portion, for example in multiple planes. After suitably adjusting the alignment of the different bone portions, the portions can be fixed together. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205845 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOVING OBSTRUCTIVE MATERIAL FROM AN INTRAVASCULAR SITE - A neurovascular catheter having an atraumatic navigational tip is disclosed. The catheter includes an elongate flexible tubular body, a distal zone of the tubular body comprising: a tubular inner liner; a helical coil surrounding the inner liner and having a distal end, a tubular jacket surrounding the helical coil, and extending distally beyond the helical coil distal end to terminate in a catheter distal face, and a tubular radiopaque marker embedded in the tubular jacket. The catheter distal face comprises a first section that resides on a first plane which crosses a longitudinal axis of the tubular body at a first angle within the range of from about 35 degrees to about 55 degrees, and a second section that resides on a second plane which crosses the longitudinal axis of the tubular body at a second angle within the range from about 55 degrees to about 90 degrees. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205846 | SURGICAL TOOLS - A surgical instrument comprises a proximal end. A distal end has an articulation region, a movement of which is controlled from the proximal end. A shaft is between the proximal end and the distal end. A plurality of steering cables extend from the proximal end to the distal end. An end effector comprises a clevis, the clevis including at least one channel that receives a portion of a steering cable of the plurality of steering cables. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205847 | COMBINATIONAL SCISSOR-GRASPER TOOL FOR USE IN LAPAROSCOPY - Disclosed is a four-jawed combinational scissor-grasper surgical tool for use in laparoscopy. Cutting and grasping functionalities are respectively enabled via movement of a pair of such specially contoured jaw members sliding against or splaying apart from the other pair. Also disclosed are means for achieving selectable interlocking of jaw members and mechanical linkage for their actuation by human user. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205848 | Wound Cleaning Tool With Fluid Delivery And Removal Capabilities - A treatment system ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200205849 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SOFT TISSUE DISSECTION - Methods and devices for blunt dissection include a differential dissecting instrument (DDI) comprising a rotary drive train having a distal end configured to be pointed substantially at a complex tissue and a proximal end pointed substantially at, and associated with, a mounting base. The DDI comprises a drive wheel possessing an axis of wheel rotation coaxial with a central, longitudinal axis of the rotary drive train, the drive wheel located distally to, and rotated by, the rotary drive train. The drive wheel comprises a drive point located at a non-zero radius from the axis of wheel rotation. The DDI also comprises a differential dissecting member rotatably mounted distally to the drive wheel and having an axis of member rotational oscillation. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205850 | ULTRASONIC OSTEOTOME BIT - Disclosed is an ultrasonic osteotome bit, which comprises a bit bar ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200205851 | BRACKET AND NEEDLE GUIDE FOR ULTRASONIC PROBE - A bracket and a needle guide for an ultrasonic probe. include: a bracket formed to enclose the ultrasonic probe; at least one projection formed on the inside of the bracket; a needle guide body formed integrally with the bracket on one side of the bracket; a slot formed in the needle guide body so that a needle can be inserted thereinto and rotated therein; a cutout groove vertically formed on the lateral surface of the needle guide body to communicate with the slot; and an outlet through which the needle passing through the slot is drawn out of the needle guide body. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205852 | MULTI-NEEDLE ASSEMBLY FOR SUCTION INJECTOR - A multi-needle assembly for cosmetic procedure includes a main body having an inner space extending from one to the other ends, a reciprocating member provided in the main body to be moved along an inner circumferential surface of the main body in a forward and backward direction, a needle member placed into the reciprocating member | 2020-07-02 |
20200205853 | Arthroscopic Cannula with Removable Fluid Seal System - A cannula with a removable and replaceable fluid seal system for use during arthroscopic surgery. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205854 | APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS FOR A MEDICAL PROCEDURE - In some embodiments an apparatus for providing access for a medical procedure in a patient's body cavity includes a stem configured for insertion through an opening in a body cavity wall. The stem has a bore and a cap is disposed at a proximal end thereof and includes an entry port in communication with the bore which receives an instrument to be inserted into the body cavity. An inflatable annular seal is disposed on the stem proximate the cap and a conduit extends through the cap providing pressurized gas at a first outlet in fluid communication with the body cavity providing insufflation pressure. A second outlet of the conduit is in fluid communication the seal, which when disposed inside the body cavity proximate the wall and inflated by pressurized gas, bears on an inner surface of the wall urging the cap into contact with an outer surface of the wall while sealing the opening. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205855 | SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE AND SLEEVE STOPS FOR USE THEREWITH - A surgical access device includes a cannula and a sleeve stop. The sleeve stop is configured for selective engagement with an elongated portion of the cannula, and configured to limit distal advancement of the cannula with respect to tissue. The sleeve stop is a unitary structure and includes a body portion having a first section and a second section. The first section and the second section are interconnected by a living hinge. The first section is configured to selectively engage the second section. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205856 | Operating Handle For Selective Deflection Or Rotation Of A Catheter - A delivery device | 2020-07-02 |
20200205857 | DEVICE FOR INTRA MEDULLARY ANTIBIOTICS PERFUSION - A device for intra medullary antibiotic perfusion has a structure that can access easily from the outside and flexibly enables the administration of an antibiotic that is most suitable for a target site according to the circumstances. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205858 | DEVICE FOR NEUTRALIZING ECTOPARASITES - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200205859 | ABRADING IMPLEMENT - An abrading implement for abrading surfaces comprises a multi-part, hollow holder and a flexible abrasive stratum secured within the holder. The abrasive stratum is flexible or deformable, and protrudes from the holder. A form internal to the abrading implement bears against the abrasive stratum to cause the abrasive stratum to protrude from the holder. The abrasive stratum may be perforated and coated with an abrasive such as silicon carbide. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205860 | SPINAL DISTRACTION SYSTEM - A spinal distraction system including a bearing connector fastened to a fixated rod and a sliding rod, wherein the sliding rod includes a spring and a stop ring is disclosed. A method of distracting vertebrae is also disclosed. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205861 | DEVICE FOR FIXING A BONY STRUCTURE TO A SUPPORT MEMBER - Device for fixing a bony structure to a support member, the device comprising a first connecting member which comprises: a main body provided with a first passage configured for receiving the support member, and with a first opening configured for passing a flexible member therethrough; and a rod fixed to and/or monobloc with the main body and protruding therefrom. The device further comprises a first flexible member passing through the first opening of the main body and extending beyond the main body for attachment to the bony structure. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205862 | ROD COUPLING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Provided are rod coupler devices, systems, kits and methods, which include at least one saddle having a concave configuration that either abuts a bone fastener and/or a locking cap and is shaped so as to contact the rod in two or more lines of contact, which reduces pressure on the rod, and therefore permits use of a rod having various materials, such as PEEK, without significant deformation of the rod. Also provided is the saddle itself and integrated locking caps that include a saddle, the locking cap and a set screw. Also provided are elongate rods having advantageous shapes, configurations, and/or compositions for rod coupler devices, systems and methods. Further provided are screw and cap devices and systems that themselves include a concave configuration so as to contact a rod in two or more lines of contact, which reduces pressure on the rod. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205863 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CERVICAL MIDLINE FIXATION - Devices and methods for enhancing the effectiveness of spinal stabilization, and particularly that of cervical spinal stabilization, are provided herein. More specifically, methods and systems are disclosed for effectively positioning occipital plates and spinal fixation assemblies within target vertebrae, while also reducing any associated patient trauma (e.g., muscle stripping, tissue damage, etc.). The systems and methods can utilize trans-lamina delivery of the spinal fixation assemblies to allow for the positioning of the fixation elements along the midline of the patient's spine. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205864 | MODULAR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED METHODS - Modular surgical instruments and related methods are disclosed herein, e.g., for performing rod reduction, derotation, and/or set screw insertion during spinal surgery. An exemplary system can include an instrument body configured to couple to a bone anchor assembly to provide a modular platform for carrying out various steps of a surgical procedure. For example, the instrument body can receive a reduction instrument therethrough for reducing a spinal rod into the bone anchor assembly. A derotation instrument can be attached to the reduction instrument for performing derotation maneuvers or applying other manipulation forces. A modular driver or handle adapter can be attached to the reduction instrument and/or to the derotation instrument to facilitate rod reduction. Any of the instrument body, the reduction instrument, and the derotation instrument can include a working channel therethrough. A set screw or closure mechanism, and a driver instrument for applying the set screw or closure mechanism to the bone anchor assembly, can be inserted through the working channel. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205865 | SPINAL FIXATION TOOL SET AND METHOD - A tool set for implanting a rod in a human spine in conjunction with bone screws includes a pair of end guide tools that receive opposite ends of the rod in channels and under manipulation by a surgeon facilitate transport of the rod toward the bone screws attached to the guide tools. Each end guide tool includes a laterally extending, rigid, rod holding structure located near a bottom surface thereof. Intermediate guide tools having pass-through slots are utilized to guide the rod to the bone screws at intermediate locations. For bone screw implantation, the end guide tools and intermediate guide tools are assembled with a driver. The driver is coaxial with the respective guide tool and rotatingly mateable thereto. The driver includes a stem and a nut-type fastener, the stem receivable in the guide tool. The fastener allows for rotation of the bone screw without rotating the attached guide tool. For reducing a rod into the bone screw, a rod pusher is deployed that is coaxial with a respective guide tool and includes an outer sleeve that abuts the rod as the sleeve is translated along the guide tool and toward the bone screw. A method utilizing the tool set allows a surgeon to percutaneously implant the bone screws and the rod in the patient. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205866 | Adjustable Devices for Treating Arthritis of the Knee - A system, and method of using the system, for changing the angle of a bone of a subject is provided by the present disclosure. In one embodiment the system includes a non-invasively adjustable implant configured to be placed inside a longitudinal cavity within the bone and comprising an outer housing and an inner shaft telescopically disposed in the outer housing, at least one of the outer housing and inner shaft associated with a first anchor hole and a second anchor hole, the first anchor hole configured to pass a first anchor for coupling the adjustable implant to a first portion of bone and the second anchor hole configured for to pass a second anchor for coupling the adjustable implant to the first portion of bone, the inner shaft configured to couple to a second portion of bone that is separated or separable from the first portion of bone, such that non-invasive elongation of the adjustable implant causes the inner shaft to extend from the outer housing and to move the first portion of bone and the second portion of bone apart angularly; a driving element configured to be remotely operable to telescopically displace the inner shaft in relation to the outer housing; and wherein the first anchor hole is configured to allow the first anchor to pivot in at least a first angular direction and the second anchor hole is configured to allow the second anchor to translate in at least a first translation direction. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205867 | ORTHOPEDIC PLATES FOR USE IN CLAVICLE REPAIR AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE - The present invention relates to a series of orthopedic plates for use in repair of a bone. The plate has a Y-shaped profile or an X-shaped profile which includes an elongate central trunk with a complex contour and either one or two terminal pairs of arms that have a first arm and a second arm that form differing angles and lengths relative to the trunk portion of the plate. The arms include locking screw holes where the screws converge toward each other to provide for multiplanar fixation but which do not impinge. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205868 | BONE NAIL FOR THE HEEL - A bone nail ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200205869 | DISPOSITIF DE FIXATION PAR VIS, KIT DE FIXATION ET PROCEDE DE FIXATION - Disclosed is a bone screw fixation device including two screws and only two. The bone screw includes: a first screw provided at its proximal end with a head for compressing the bone by an end-abutment; and a second screw provided at its distal end with a bone threading having a first helix pitch and at its proximal end with a bone threading having a helix with a pitch smaller than the first helix pitch. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205870 | CANNULATED FIXATION DEVICE - A fixation device comprising a shaft extending from a leading end to a trailing end, an aperture being eccentric from a centre of the trailing end, and, a channel extending from the aperture and along at least a portion of an external surface of the body toward the leading end, the aperture and channel being aligned to form a passage. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205871 | SCREW DRIVE HAVING INTEGRATED TORQUE SECURITY - The present invention relates to a screw drive having integrated torque protection, wherein two screw drives are incorporated in a screw head, one drive being an internal polygonal drive and the second drive being an internal multilobular drive. In addition, the invention relates to a screw having a screw drive. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205872 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ABLATION DEVICE - An intravascular catheter is provided, including a flexible elongate body; an expandable element positioned on the elongate body; a substantially linear thermal segment located proximally of the expandable element, the thermal segment defining a first flexibility, where the thermal segment is positioned between two portions of the catheter body each including a flexibility less than that of the thermal segment; a first fluid flow path in fluid communication with the expandable element; and a second fluid flow path in fluid communication with the thermal segment. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205873 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PROSTATIC TISSUE - A prostate therapy system is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the prostate therapy system is that it can access a prostate lobe transurethrally. Another feature of the prostate therapy system is that it can deliver condensable vapor into the prostate to ablate the prostate tissue. Methods associated with use of the prostate therapy system are also covered. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205874 | Pump and Generator with Channels as Fluid Guides - A pump system for pumping a coolant fluid for cooled radiofrequency ablation treatment includes a housing having a front, a back, a right side, a left side, a top surface, and a bottom surface, and a plurality of peristaltic pump assemblies. The top surface of the housing includes a central channel between at least two of the peristaltic pump assemblies configured to drain fluid away from the front of the housing. A cooled radiofrequency ablation system additionally includes a pump system and a generator having mating surfaces such that the pump system can sit stably on top of the generator. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205875 | Controlling Bipolar Ablation in Multi-Channel RF Ablation Devices - An ablation system includes multiple electrodes configured to contact body tissue of a patient, including two or more ablation electrodes for contacting respective locations in a target organ and a return electrode. A signal-generating unit includes multiple signal generators, which are configured to apply respective composite signals to respective ones of the ablation electrodes. The composite signals include multiple, respective signal components, including respective ablation signals, having different, respective ablation-signal amplitudes and phases at a common ablation-signal frequency, and respective probe signals having respective probe-signal amplitudes and different respective probe-signal frequencies. A processor is coupled to measure the probe signals received by each of the multiple electrodes, and responsively to the measured probe signals, to control the ablation-signal amplitudes and phases. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205876 | Adjusting Phases of Multiphase Ablation Generator to Detect Contact - A radio frequency ablation system, includes a single frequency RF signal generator, control circuitry configured to set phases and amplitudes of a plurality of replicas of the RF signal, a plurality of non-linear amplifiers, configured to amplify the plurality of replicas of the RF signal, and to drive a respective plurality of ablation electrodes in a patient body with the amplified replicas. A processor is configured to receive a superposition of the plurality of replicas as a return signal from a body surface patch electrode, and to adaptively adjust phases and amplitudes of the amplified replicas in response to the return signal with the control circuitry to zero crosstalk currents. In a tissue contact check mode of operation the phases of the amplified replicas are identical, and in an ablation mode of operation the phases of the amplified replicas differ from one another. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205877 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARMONIC CONTROL OF DUAL-OUTPUT GENERATORS - A dual-output generator is configured to output two or more waveforms at different frequencies. In particular, the dual-output generator is configured to provide low-frequency output, which may be suitable for ultrasonic surgical instruments, and a high-frequency output, which may be suitable for electrosurgical instruments, while reducing the amplitude of all remaining frequencies other than the two selected low and high frequencies to about zero. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205878 | Method for Detecting Presence of Tubing in Pump Assembly - Methods for detecting tubing in a pump assembly of a pump system are provided. For example, a method comprises connecting a power supply to each of a plurality of pump motors of the pump system. Each pump motor of the plurality of pump motors has a power supply cable configured to connect to the power supply and drives a pump head of a plurality of pump heads of the pump system. The method also comprises sensing a motor current from each of the power supply cables, determining whether tubing is loaded in each pump head, and, if tubing is not loaded in a pump head, then disconnecting from the power supply the power supply cable of the pump motor associated with the pump head in which tubing is not loaded. Systems for detecting the presence of tubing within a pump head of a plurality of pump heads also are provided. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205879 | Peristaltic Pump Assembly and System - Pump assemblies and systems are provided. For example, a pump assembly comprises a pump head, a bezel surrounding an outer perimeter of the pump head, a motor, and tubing. The bezel comprises a bezel upper side, a bezel lower side opposite the bezel upper side, a bezel inlet side extending from the bezel upper side to the bezel lower side, and a bezel outlet side opposite the bezel inlet side and extending from the bezel upper side to the bezel lower side. The bezel defines an inlet channel on the bezel inlet side and an outlet channel on the bezel outlet side, each of the inlet channel and the outlet channel guiding the tubing into the pump head. An exemplary pump system comprises a plurality of pump assemblies that each supply a fluid to a cooling circuit and a base for supporting the plurality of pump assemblies. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205880 | ELECTRODE FOR HIGH FREQUENCY MEDICAL DEVICE AND HIGH FREQUENCY MEDICAL DEVICE - An electrode for high frequency medical device includes: a base; and a coating layer which is laminated onto the base, includes at least either one of a fluororesin and a silicon compound, has a volume resistivity of 1.0×10 | 2020-07-02 |
20200205881 | FABRIC ELECTRODE HEAD - An electrode head is disclosed that utilizes electrically conductive or dissipative fabric to exchange electrical energy with tissue. This electrode head may be used for any appropriate application, such as a catheter electrode, a return electrode, or the like. Any appropriate function may be provided by this electrode head, such as tissue ablation, tissue mapping, or providing an electrical ground. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205882 | LOW TEMPERATURE POLYPECTOMY SNARE SURGICAL DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention discloses a low temperature polypectomy snare surgical device, system and method. The device includes: a liquid input unit, configured to input liquid to a target object in response to a liquid input signal to form a thin layer of a conductive medium between an emission electrode and a loop electrode; a bipolar electrode socket connector, connected with a high frequency generator through a high frequency cable to receive a first input voltage generated by the high frequency generator; the emission electrode, configured to receive the first input voltage generated by the high frequency generator via the bipolar electrode socket connector and apply a first voltage between the emission electrode and the loop electrode. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205883 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE - The invention concerns a multifunctional electrosurgical device for treating biological tissues comprising a first member and a second member linked by a hinge allowing the members to be moved together and apart from each other; the first member comprising, at the front end of same, a first electrode for forming a first electrical contact with the tissues and the second member comprising, at the front end of same, a second electrode for forming a second electrical contact with the tissues. The first electrode has a concave cross-section, capable of partially housing the second electrode and of making the second electrode protrude from the first electrode when the two members are moved together. The device is remarkable in that the electrodes are configured to allow the formation of the first electrical contact on the outer surface of the first electrode and the formation of the second electrical contact on the protruding part of the second electrode. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205884 | TREATING UPPER AIRWAY NERVE TISSUE - Systems and methods for treating a patient's mucus hypersecretion condition are disclosed herein. Certain implementations may involve a method for reducing mucus secretion in an upper airway of a patient to treat at least one of post nasal drip or chronic cough. The method may include advancing a treatment delivery portion of an energy-based treatment device into a nostril of the patient. The treatment delivery portion may contact mucosal tissue of the upper airway without piercing the mucosal tissue. The treatment delivery portion may deliver treatment to at least one tissue selected from the group of the mucosal tissue and another tissue underlying the mucosal tissue to modify a property of the at least one tissue and thus treat at least one of post nasal drip or chronic cough in the patient. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205885 | PERICARDIUM CATHETER INCLUDING CAMERA FOR GUIDING CUTTING THROUGH PERICARDIUM - A medical probe includes a shaft, a camera, a hollow cutting tool, and an inflatable balloon. The shaft is configured for insertion through a cut in a body of a patient, whereas the shaft includes a working vacuum channel running therethrough. The camera is fitted at a distal end of the shaft and is configured to provide images of a target tissue site in the body. The hollow cutting tool is for insertion over a guidewire in the working vacuum channel of the shaft, whereas the hollow cutting tool is configured to pierce the target tissue site under guidance of images taken by the camera. The inflatable balloon is configured to stabilize the distal end of the shaft, whereas the inflatable balloon is located proximally to the camera so as not to obstruct the images of the target tissue site. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205886 | Radiofrequency Ablation Probe with Directional Cooling for Lesion Size Control - A cooled radiofrequency ablation system including a probe assembly having a proximal region, a distal tip region, and a shaft is provided. First and second internal cooling fluid tubes extend from the proximal region and are positioned inside a cavity defined by the shaft. The distal tip region includes a conductive portion for delivering energy to a target location within tissue. The system also includes a radiofrequency generator for delivering energy to the target location and a cooling fluid reservoir and a bidirectional pump assembly for circulating a cooling fluid from the reservoir through the first internal cooling fluid tube then the second internal cooling fluid tube when the pump operates in a first direction or through the second internal cooling fluid tube then the first internal cooling fluid tube when the pump operates in a second direction to form lesions of different sizes at the target location. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205887 | Ablation Balloon Catheter Allowing Blood Flow - A balloon catheter includes a shaft, a balloon including an expandable membrane, one or more ablation elements, and one or more passages via the expandable membrane. The shaft is configured for insertion into an organ of a patient. The balloon is fitted at a distal end of the shaft. The one or more ablation elements are disposed over the expandable membrane and are configured for tissue ablation. The one or more passages via the expandable membrane are configured to allow blood to flow between a distal end and a proximal end of the balloon, while the balloon is in an expanded configuration. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205888 | Catheter Electrode with Improved Lateral Heat Transfer in Adhesive Layer - An ablation electrode in a medical device includes first and second layers, and an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer, which is placed between the first and second layers, includes a mesh, which is made of a thermally conductive material defining voids in the mesh, and an adhesive that is configured to fill the voids of the mesh. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205889 | Balloon Catheter with Distal End Having a Recessed Shape - A characterization system includes an inflatable balloon for insertion into a patient organ and one or more electrodes disposed on the balloon. When the balloon is in an inflated position, a distal end of the balloon has a recessed shape that orients respective regions of the electrodes perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the balloon. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205890 | ABLATION CATHETERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An ablation catheter having an expandable tip is disclosed herein. In some implementations, the ablation catheter includes a catheter shaft, an irrigation lumen, and an expandable tip secured to the catheter shaft. In some implementations, the expandable tip includes a balloon defining a volume in communication with the irrigation lumen. In these and other implementations, the balloon defines a plurality of irrigation orifices in fluid communication with the volume. In these and other implementations, the expandable tip comprises an ablation electrode and a plurality of sensing electrodes disposed along a distal section of the balloon. In these and still other implementations, the sensing electrodes disposed along the distal section of the balloon can be electrically isolated from and bounded by the ablation electrode. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205891 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND/OR CONTROLLING DEPLOYMENT OF A NEUROMODULATION ELEMENT WITHIN A BODY LUMEN AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY - The present disclosure relates to devices, systems and methods providing evaluation and feedback to an operator of a device providing neuromodulation treatment, such as modulation of renal nerves of a human patient. In one embodiment, for example, a system monitors parameters or values generated before treatment. Feedback provided to an operator is based on the monitored values and relates to an assessment of various electrical properties associated with an electrode carried by a catheter. The electrode measures an electrical property of biological material making contact with the electrode while deploying the electrode, the electrical property being dependent on a ratio of a wall-interface area to a fluid-interface area. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205892 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR VENTRICULAR FOCAL ABLATION - Systems, devices, and methods for electroporation ablation therapy are disclosed, with the system including a pulse waveform signal generator for medical ablation therapy, and an endocardial ablation device includes an inflatable member and at least one electrode for focal ablation pulse delivery to tissue. The signal generator may deliver voltage pulses to the ablation device in the form of a pulse waveform. The system may include a cardiac stimulator for generation of pacing signals and for sequenced delivery of pulse waveforms in synchrony with the pacing signal. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205893 | System and Method for Measuring Heat Transfer Due to Local Tissue Perfusion Prior to An Ablation Procedure - A system and method for performing a radiofrequency (RF) ablation procedure with a cooled RF probe includes measuring one or more local perfusion characteristics at an ablation site within a patient. The method also includes determining a heat transfer due to local perfusion at the ablation site based on the one or more local perfusion characteristics. Further, the method includes determining an operating threshold for the cooled RF probe based, at least in part, on the heat transfer. Moreover, the method includes controlling the cooled RF probe based on the operating threshold to create a lesion at the ablation site within the patient. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205894 | MICROWAVE ABLATION PROBE - A microwave ablation probe ( | 2020-07-02 |
20200205895 | NON-INVASIVE SKIN CONTACT SENSOR - A system and method for measuring a hydration level in human tissue. The system includes a coaxial probe have a first end configured to be in contract with human tissue and configured to be emit and receive signals associated with a spectroscopic technique and having a second end adapted to be coupled to transmit and receive circuitry. The system further includes a patch or other means coupled to the coaxial probe and configured to be adhered to human tissue so as to provide a force upon at least a portion of the coaxial probe configured to be in contact with human tissue. In embodiments, the system may further include means coupled to receive signals from the coaxial probe, for determining an amount of liquid within a portion of human tissue in contact with the first end of the probe. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205896 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE TREATMENT - A cooling element includes a frame including one or more datums. The cooling element also includes a first window including a first proximal surface and a first distal surface. The first window is sealed to the frame. The cooling element further includes a second window sealed to the frame. The second window includes a second proximal surface and a second distal surface. The second window is configured to contact a target tissue or a tissue adjacent to the target tissue via the second distal surface. The cooing element also includes a coolant chamber located between the first distal surface of the first window and the second proximal surface of the second window and configured to receive a coolant. The first window, the second window and the coolant chamber are configured to receive and electromagnetic radiation (EMR), and transmit a portion of the received EMR to the target tissue. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205897 | OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical system adapted to detect an object including a beam splitting and combing element, a catheter, a focusing element, a deformation detecting module, and an object detecting module is provided. The catheter sleeves outside an optical fiber, and the optical fiber has at least one fiber Bragg gratings. The deformation detecting module and the object detecting module are coupled to the beam splitting and combing element. A first light is reflected by the at least one fiber Bragg gratings and then transmitted to the deformation detecting module. A second light is transmitted to and reflected by the object, so as to be transmitted to the object detecting module. A first wavelength range of the first light is different from a second wavelength range of the second light. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205898 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL PLANNING USING SOFT TISSUE ATTACHMENT POINTS - A surgical system includes a robotic device, a surgical tool mounted on the robotic device, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive image data of an anatomy, generate a virtual bone model based on the image data, identify a soft tissue attachment point on the virtual bone model, plan placement of an implant based on the soft tissue attachment point, generate a control object based on the placement of the implant, and control the robotic device to confine the surgical tool within the control object. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205899 | TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT SURGICAL GUIDE TOOL - Disclosed herein is a surgical guide tool for use in total hip replacement surgery. The surgical guide tool may include a customized mating region and a resection guide. The customized mating region and the resection guide are referenced to each other such that, when the customized mating region matingly engages a surface area of a proximal femur, the resection guide will be aligned to guide a resectioning of the proximal femur along a preoperatively planned resection plane. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205900 | DYNAMIC 3D MOTION CAPTURE FOR SURGICAL IMPLANT ORIENTATION - A processing device receives first continuous motion capture data representing dynamic motion of at least one of a bone or a joint of the subject user while performing a physical movement. The processing device further generates, based on the continuous motion capture data, a three dimensional (3D) visualization comprising a virtual avatar performing the physical movement and provides a visualization of a surgical implant overlaid on the virtual avatar. The processing device receives input comprising an adjustment to an orientation of the visualization of the surgical implant relative to the at least one of the bone or the joint and determines whether the orientation of the visualization of the surgical implant satisfies a condition pertaining to the subject user performing the physical movement. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205901 | INSTRUMENT PATH GUIDANCE USING VISUALIZATION AND FLUORESCENCE - In a surgical method using a robotic system, a distal end of a robotically controlled surgical instrument is positioned in a patient body cavity. Operation of the instrument is controlled in response to input provided by a surgeon at an input device. An image of the interior of the body cavity is captured for display on a display. A boundary in the body cavity is identified using the image processing software by distinguishing between different colors on the image. In response to identification of the boundary, at least one of the following modes of operation is performed:
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20200205902 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TROCAR-BASED STRUCTURED LIGHT APPLICATIONS - A method of using a surgical robotic system includes positioning a surgical instrument in a body cavity, the surgical instrument being one that is carried by a robotic arm. An image of an operative site within the body cavity is captured and used to identify a structure to be avoided. A user uses an input device to give input to the robotic system to cause movement of the surgical instrument at the site. The system determines determining whether the surgical instrument is approaching contact with the structure and, if it is, initiates an avoidance step. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205903 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGISTRATION OF LOCATION SENSORS - Provided are systems and methods for registration of location sensors. In one aspect, a system includes an instrument and a processor configured to provide a first set of commands to drive the instrument along a first branch of the luminal network, the first branch being outside a path to a target within a model. The processor is also configured to track a set of one or more registration parameters during the driving of the instrument along the first branch and determine that the set of registration parameters satisfy a registration criterion. The processor is further configured to determine a registration between a location sensor coordinate system and a model coordinate system based on location data received from a set of location sensors during the driving of the instrument along the first branch and a second branch. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205904 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVICE-AWARE FLEXIBLE TOOL REGISTRATION - A medical system comprises a flexible device configured to be positioned at least partially within a patient anatomy. The patient anatomy includes a plurality of anatomical passageways. The medical system further comprises a memory device including computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions for performing operations. The operations comprise determining a shape of the flexible device and determining a deformation force for a section of the flexible device. The operations further comprise registering a model of a candidate anatomical passageway of the plurality of anatomical passageways to a model of the flexible device based on the shape of the flexible device and the deformation force for the section of the flexible device. The operations further comprise generating a composite model of the patient anatomy based on the registering. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205905 | DISTRIBUTED INTERACTIVE MEDICAL VISUALIZATION SYSTEM WITH USER INTERFACE AND PRIMARY/SECONDARY INTERACTION FEATURES - Embodiments herein relate to distributed interactive medical visualization systems including user interface features and related methods. In an embodiment, a distributed interactive medical visualization system is included. The system can include a first video processing circuit, a first central processing circuit, a first communications circuit, and a first user-interface generated by the first video processing circuit. The first user interface can include a three-dimensional model of at least a portion of a subject's anatomy from a first perspective, the first perspective configured to be controlled by a first user. One or more graphical representations of one or more other users who are viewing the same three-dimensional model can also be included, wherein each of the one or more graphical representations identify individual users amongst the one or more other users. Other embodiments are also included herein. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205906 | Robotic devices and systems for performing single incision procedures and natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgical procedures, and methods of configuring robotic devices and systems - Example embodiments relate to surgical systems having an end-effector assembly, first arm assembly, elbow joint section, and second arm assembly. First arm assembly forms a first arm assembly axis. First end of elbow joint section is pivotable relative to its second end. Second arm assembly includes second arm assembly body and first elbow drive assembly. Second arm assembly body forms a second arm assembly axis. First elbow drive assembly includes a first integrated motor and first elbow drive portion. First elbow drive portion is controllable by the first integrated motor to pivotally move the first arm assembly relative to an elbow axis. First arm assembly includes a second elbow drive assembly having a second integrated motor and a second elbow drive portion. Second elbow drive portion is controllable by the second integrated motor to rotate first arm assembly relative to first arm assembly axis. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205907 | OPERATION DEVICE FOR SURGICAL MANIPULATOR AND ROBOTICALLY-ASSISTED SURGICAL SYSTEM - An operation device for a surgical manipulator includes an input device that operates the surgical manipulator. The input device includes a plurality of joints and a plurality of motors that drives the plurality of joints, and reduction ratios in power transmission paths from the plurality of motors to the plurality of joints, respectively, are 0.5 or more and 30 or less. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205908 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT WITH ARTICULABLE SEGMENT - Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for a medical device. The medical device can include an elongated shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a bendable section between the proximal end and the distal end. The medical device can include a tip assembly at the distal end of the elongated shaft. The tip assembly include a control member and a distal tip component attached to the control member. At least one cable can extend through the elongated shaft and be anchored to the control member. The at least one cable can be configured to bend the bendable section based on a force applied thereto. At least one electronic component can be embedded in the distal tip component. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205909 | COMPACT ACTUATION CONFIGURATION AND EXPANDABLE INSTRUMENT RECEIVER FOR ROBOTICALLY CONTROLLED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A robotic system assembly comprises a robotic manipulator including an actuator assembly and a surgical instrument having a base body mountable to the actuator assembly. The base includes a first control input and a second control input, wherein the first and second control inputs are positioned on different sides of the base. The actuator assembly is moveable between open and closed positions to facilitate removal and replacement of surgical instruments. When in the closed positions, drive elements of the actuator assembly are positioned to drive the first and second control inputs of the surgical instrument to cause end effector movement or actuation. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205910 | INTERCHANGEABLE INPUT HANDLES FOR A SURGEON CONSOLE OF A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM - A user interface for a surgical robotic system includes a plurality of handles, each removably attachable to a user interface assembly by a quick release connector. The selection of handles can include handles of varying size, degree of complexity, handles adapted for laparoscopic motion, handles adapted for true cartesian motion or handles customized to surgeon anthropometric data, etc. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205911 | Determining Relative Robot Base Positions Using Computer Vision - A robot-assisted surgical system comprises a plurality of robotic system components independently positionable relative to a patient in a room, at least one of the robotic system components being a robotic manipulator configured for robotic positioning of a surgical instrument in a body cavity. Other robotic system components may include a second robotic manipulator and/or a patient bed. A camera is positioned to generate an image of a portion of the room, including the robotic manipulator, or an instrument carried by the robotic manipulator as it is moved within the body. Image processing is used to detect the robotic system components on the image captured by the camera, or the tracked portion of the instrument. Once the robotic components or tracked portion of the instruments are detected in the image, the relative positions of the bases within the room may be determined. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205912 | Robotic Surgical Devices, Systems, and Related Methods - The embodiments disclosed herein relate to various medical device components, including components that can be incorporated into robotic and/or in vivo medical devices. Certain embodiments include various modular medical devices for in vivo medical procedures. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205913 | AUGMENTED SURGICAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT FOR A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed to robotic surgical system that includes an operating console configured to operate at least one robotic arm and at least one drive motor configured to receive an input from the operating console and control the at least one robotic arm based on the input from the operating console. A surgical instrument is coupled to the at least one robotic arm. The surgical instrument is inserted into a patient and captures an image of a region of interest inside the patient during a surgical procedure. A controller receives the image and applies at least one image processing filter to identify at least one non-visible property of an object in the region of interest. A display displays the image to a user. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205914 | TOUCHSCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR INTERACTING WITH A VIRTUAL MODEL - Methods and systems are provided that can include accessing a three-dimensional (3D) model of an object with a visualization tool including a touchscreen, displaying, via the touchscreen, an image of the 3D model, detecting a pressure based and/or contact based input at the touchscreen, and changing a display parameter of a first component of the 3D model as a result of the input. Selecting the component and/or changing the display can be indicated by visual and/or haptic signals. A method is provided that can include selectively making components of the 3D model transparent or non-transparent, and changing a center of rotation of the 3D model based on the remaining non-transparent components. A method is provided that can include identifying gestures of a selection tool via a stereo camera and changing display parameters based on the detected gesture(s). | 2020-07-02 |
20200205915 | ROBOTIC SURGICAL ASSEMBLIES - A surgical assembly for use with and for selective connection to a robotic arm includes an electromechanical instrument and an instrument drive unit. The instrument drive unit includes a motor and a feedback assembly. The motor is configured to effect rotation of the electromechanical instrument. The feedback assembly includes control circuitry and first and second annular members. The control circuitry is configured to sense a change in a condition of the motor. The first annular member has a surface feature projecting therefrom. The second annular member is disposed adjacent the first annular member and has a first surface feature projecting therefrom, circumferentially aligned with the surface feature of the first annular member. Upon a threshold amount of rotation of the first annular member, the surface feature of the first annular member abuts the first surface feature of the second annular member to change the condition of the motor. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205916 | SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN THE SAME - A surgical system according to one or more embodiments may include: manipulators respectively supporting an endoscope and first and second surgical instruments; a remote control apparatus including a display device, a first operation handle for right hand to operate the first surgical instrument, and a second operation handle for left hand to operate the second surgical instrument; and a control apparatus. The control apparatus may display, on the display device, a graphical user interface, overlapped with the image captured by the endoscope, the graphical user interface including a first area that displays information on the first surgical instrument to be operated by the first operation handle, a second area that displays information on the second surgical instrument to be operated by the second operation handle, and a third area that displays information on the endoscope, which are arranged side by side in order from right to left. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205917 | PEDAL CONTROL FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS - A user interface for a robotic system includes a processing unit, an input handle, and a foot pedal. The input handle includes an actuation control that has an actuated position. In the actuated position of the input handle, the input handle transmits a handle signal to the processing unit. The foot pedal includes an actuation switch and has an actuated position. In the actuated position of the foot pedal, the foot pedal transmits a foot signal to the processing unit. The processing nit is configured to associate the input handle with the foot pedal in response to the actuation control being actuated and released. The processing unit is also configured to generate a control signal configured to actuate a tool associated with the input handle when the processing unit simultaneously receives a handle signal from the associated input handle and a foot signal form the foot pedal. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205918 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR ROBOT SYSTEM - A control device of a robot system including a plurality of robots having servo motors of a plurality of axes. The control device includes a plurality of controllers each having a plurality of servo amplifiers that drives the servo motors of the plurality of axes of the robots, and a control unit that controls the plurality of servo amplifiers. The control unit determines a driving number of the servo motors of the plurality of axes in accordance with the robots connected to the controllers, and sets a parameter for the servo amplifiers that drive the axes of the servo motors of a number corresponding to the determined driving number. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205919 | DYNAMIC CONTROL OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS IN A SURGICAL SYSTEM USING REPULSION/ATTRACTION MODES - A robot-assisted surgical system has a user interface operable by a user, a first robotic manipulator having a first surgical instrument, and a second robotic manipulator having a second surgical instrument. The system receives user input in response to movement of the input device by a user and causes the manipulator to move the first surgical instrument in response to the user input, determines a vector defined by the position of the first surgical instrument relative to the second surgical instrument, generates dynamic control signals based on the determined vector, and causes the manipulator to move the second surgical instrument in response to said dynamic control signals. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205920 | MEDICAL MANIPULATOR - A medical manipulator according to an embodiment may include an arm base including a first engagement portion and a manipulator arm including a distal end portion to support a surgical tool and a proximal end portion including a second engagement portion. One of the first and second engagement portions includes a shaft member and the other includes an engagement member engageable with the shaft member such that the engagement member engaged with the shaft member is rotatable with respect to the shaft member. The arm base includes a restriction portion to restrict rotation of the manipulator arm about the shaft member to which the engagement member is engaged. The proximal end portion of the manipulator arm is fixed to the restriction portion of the arm base with a fixing member in a state where restriction portion stops the rotation of the manipulator arm. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205921 | SHAFT, E.G., FOR AN ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SURGICAL DEVICE - A shaft being, e.g., flexible, that includes an elongated outer sheath, at least one drive shaft disposed within the outer sheath and a ring non-rotatably mounted on the at least one rotatable drive shaft and at least one light source mounted within the shaft, such that, upon rotation of the at least one rotatable drive shaft, the ring alternately blocks and allows light from the light source to be detected. The shaft may also include a moisture sensor disposed within the outer sheath of the shaft and configured to detect moisture within the outer sheath. The shaft may include couplings that connect a distal end of the outer sheath to a surgical attachment and a proximal end of the outer sheath to a remote power console. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205922 | METHODS FOR ACTIVELY ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING TELEOPERATION OF A SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM - A method for engaging and disengaging a surgical instrument of a surgical robotic system including receiving a sequence of user inputs from one or more user interface devices of the surgical robotic system; determining, by one or more processors communicatively coupled to the user interface devices and the surgical instrument, whether the sequence of user inputs indicates an intentional engagement or disengagement of a teleoperation mode in which the surgical instrument is controlled by user inputs received from the user interface devices; in response to determining of engagement, transition the surgical robotic system into the teleoperation mode; and in response to determining of disengagement, transition the surgical robotic system out of the teleoperation mode such that the user interface devices are prevented from controlling the surgical instrument. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205923 | MODULAR ROBOTIC SYSTEM USING INTEGRATED CARD MODULES AND/OR HIGH MOBILITY WHEELS - A robotic manipulator arm comprises a base, a robotic manipulator arm on the base, a surgical instrument removably attachable to the robotic manipulator arm. The base is mounted on a plurality of holonomic wheel to allow movement of the manipulator arm in any desired direction. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205924 | PORTABLE MONITORING SYSTEM TRANSPORT CASE - A portable transport system for containing and transporting monitoring system components includes a case for enclosing the monitoring system components. At least two wheels are located on the case. A collapsible monitoring component assembly for supporting the monitoring system components that telescopes between a collapsed position, wherein the collapsible monitoring component assembly is substantially contained within the case and an open position. A handle assembly is associated with the collapsible monitoring component assembly for moving the collapsible monitoring component assembly between the collapsed position and the open position. The handle assemble further acts as a pull handle for moving the portable transport system on the at least two wheels. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205925 | MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAINMENT AND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system for containing and transporting a medical device may include a container including a bottom face and surrounding side faces as a closed first end and an open second end to form an inner portion for receiving and retaining the medical device. At least a portion of one or more of the side faces may have an indentation extending along a length of the respective side face. A liner and cover may be removably enclosable about the container. The liner may be extendable over the side faces to line the inner portion of the container to an outer surface of the bottom face of the container. The cover may enclose the medical device in the container between the liner and cover. The indentation may be formed into the inner portion of the container. The container may be compatibly receivable in a first transportation device in a first orientation. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205926 | INSTRUMENT TRAY FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - An instrument tray for storing and supplying surgical instruments, and a system and a method for at least semi-automatically handling trays of this type. The tray includes a container for receiving surgical instruments, and the container has unique visual markers for individual instruments. The system also includes a manipulator and an image recognition unit. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205927 | ARTICULATED TOOL POSITIONER FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY SYSTEM - In some embodiments, an insertion device for a robotic surgery apparatus can include one or more guides configured to receive and/or engage a plurality of control links. The one or more guides can each include a plurality of channels. The insertion device can include a tool interface configured to engage one or more surgical tools for performing a surgical procedure. At least one control link of the first, second, or third pluralities of control links can be overlapping, coaxially aligned, or otherwise placed in a nested configuration with respect to another control link of the first, second, or third pluralities of control links. One or more of the plurality of first, second, or third control links can be configured to be actuated to adjust spatial position of the tool interface to facilitate repositioning of the surgical tool. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205928 | NEEDLE BREAST BIOPSY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A tilted needle biopsy assembly is provided for mounting on an x-ray system. Because the biopsy needle is angled relative to at least one of the detector and the x-ray source, x-ray imaging may be performed during the biopsy procedure without interference by the biopsy device. The angled biopsy needle additionally allows improved access to the axilla and chest wall of the patient. The stereotactic biopsy device of the present invention may be coupled to any x-ray system, whether upright or prone, including but not limited to mammography systems, tomosynthesis systems, and combination mammography/tomosynthesis systems. The system flexibly supports the use of any mode of image capture (i.e., scout, two dimensional mammogram, three-dimensional reconstructed volume) for either or both target visualization and target localization. With such an arrangement, a needle biopsy assembly having improved patient coverage is provided for use with a variety of different x-ray imaging platforms. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205929 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED DATA ANALYSIS WITH SPECIALIZED VIDEO ENABLED SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR MEDICAL ENVIRONMENTS - Medical software tools platforms utilize a surgical display to provide access to specific medical software tools, such as medically-oriented applications or widgets, that can assist surgeons or surgical team in performing various procedures. In particular, an endoscopic camera may register the momentary rise in the optical signature reflected from a tissue surface and in turn transmit it to a medical image processing system which can also receive patient heart rate data and display relevant anomalies. Changes in various spectral components and the speed at which they change in relation to a source of stimulus (heartbeat, breathing, light source modulation, etc.) may indicate the arrival of blood, contrast agents or oxygen absorption. Combinations of these may indicate various states of differing disease or margins of tumors, and so forth. Also, changes in temperatures, physical dimensions, pressures, photoacoustic pressures and the rate of change may indicate tissue anomalies in comparison to historic values. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205930 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THRESHOLDING FOR RESIDUAL CANCER CELL DETECTION - Embodiments related to methods of use of an image analysis system for identifying residual cancer cells after surgery are disclosed. In some embodiments, a patient-specific threshold used to detect abnormal cells in a surgical site can be determined. A medical imaging device can be configured to produce a set of images of an anatomy of a patient. An image analysis system, comprising one or more processors, can be configured to receive the set of images, and analyze the set of images to determine a patient-specific threshold to use to detect abnormal tissue of the patient. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205931 | HOOKED SURGERY CAMERA - A hooked surgery camera for use in surgical robotic systems includes a hook coupled to a side or end of a camera body, for attaching the camera to tissue during a surgery. The camera also includes a lens on another end of the camera body, and electronic components inside the camera body. The electronic components include a battery, a digital camera module and a wireless data transmitter. The hooked surgery camera provides a supplementary view of the surgical site, that is from a different perspective than the view provided by an endoscope, during laparoscopic surgeries. Other aspects are also described and claimed. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205932 | Accurate Balloon Computation and Visualization - A system includes a balloon catheter having a shaft, an inflatable balloon fitted at a distal end of the shaft, and multiple electrodes disposed on the inflatable balloon, a display, and a processor configured to receive signals that are indicative of respective electrode positions of the multiple electrodes in 3D space, compute the respective electrode positions of the multiple electrodes based on the received signals, from among a plurality of virtual planes defined by different respective groups of the electrode positions, select a virtual plane that contains a maximum number of the electrode positions to within a given tolerance, fit a virtual circle to the electrode positions that are within the given tolerance of the selected virtual plane, and render to the display a 3D representation of the balloon catheter based on a position and orientation of the fitted virtual circle in 3D space. | 2020-07-02 |
20200205933 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - A medical equipment mounting device, for example a patch unit holder, is provided for holding medical equipment on a fixed structure. The mounting device includes a housing, a knob, and a locking ledge. The housing has an opening to receive and mount to a fixed structure. The knob has a ramp for defining a height of the locking ledge and functions as a push-button to cause the locking ledge to engage or release the fixed structure. The ramp of the knob is shaped to provide multiple discrete heights for the locking ledge. This configuration allows for the mounting device to be universal in mounting to various fixed structures, particularly various bedrail sizes. | 2020-07-02 |