Abstract: A uterine manipulator includes an elongated shaft, a colpotomy cup supported on the elongated shaft, a distal shaft extending distally from the colpotomy cup to a distal tip, and a rollable sleeve supported on the distal tip.

Abstract: A system for monitoring and cleaning a lens of a laparoscope interoperative includes a monitoring system having a laparoscope and software for monitoring clarity of an image provided by the laparoscope. The software being configured to provide a feedback signal when the image clarity falls below a predetermined threshold. The system further includes a cleaning system in operative connection with the monitoring system and configured to activate upon receipt of the feedback signal from the monitoring system. The cleaning system includes a source of pressurized liquid, a source of compressed air, and a source of suction. The sources of pressurized liquid and compressed air are configured to be activated simultaneously with the source of suction.

Abstract: Examples described herein provide a method including determining a model location of a physical model by an augmented reality (AR) control application; operating the AR control application to display a holographic body overlaying the physical model via a display device, wherein the holographic body is aligned with the physical model such that a portion of the physical model representing an anatomical structure appears aligned with the holographic body in a predetermined anatomical position; maintaining alignment of the holographic body overlaying the physical model on the display device in real-time while a user interacts with the physical model using a physical medical instrument to simulate a predetermined procedure; and providing haptic feedback to the user during the predetermined procedure.

Abstract: A surgical instrument includes an elongated shaft having a distal portion and a proximal portion coupled to a housing. An inner shaft member extends at least partially through the elongated shaft and is selectively movable in a longitudinal direction. An end effector is supported by the distal portion of the elongated shaft. The end effector includes upper and lower jaw members pivotally coupled to the distal portion of the elongated shaft about a pivot axis and including a pair of laterally spaced flanges. The pairs of flanges of the jaw members are arranged in an offset configuration such that one flange of the upper jaw member is positioned on a laterally exterior side of a corresponding flange of the lower jaw member, and the other flange of the upper jaw member is positioned on a laterally interior side of the other flange of the lower jaw member.

Abstract: A surgical system includes a surgical instrument, a motion sensor, and a computing device. The surgical instrument includes a housing, an end effector assembly distally-spaced from the housing, and a movable component movable relative to the housing. The motion sensor is disposed on or within the housing and configured to sense a vibration signature associated with movement of the movable component relative to the housing. The computing device communicates with the motion sensor, is configured to receive the vibration signature therefrom, and is configured to determine a condition of the movable component based on the vibration signature. A method of monitoring a surgical instrument includes sensing a vibration signature generated from movement of a movable component of a surgical instrument relative to a housing of the surgical instrument, and determining, based on the sensed vibration signature, a condition of the movable component.

Abstract: A neurological treatment apparatus includes a first endovascular device comprising a plurality of first electrodes extending along a first length in a distal portion of the first device, the distal portion of the first device being configured for endoluminal navigation into cerebral vasculature, and a second endovascular device comprising a plurality of second electrodes extending along a second length in a distal portion of the second device, configured for endoluminal navigation into the cerebral vasculature, such that electrostimulative current may be passed between the first and second electrodes.

Abstract: A surgical system includes at least one audio sensor configured to sense audio during a surgical procedure and to output audio data based on the sensed audio. The surgical system further includes a computing device operably coupled to the at least one audio sensor and configured to receive the output audio data from the at least one audio sensor. The computing device includes a processor and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine at least one of a cause or a location of a sound based at least on the output audio data and to output an indication of the at least one of the cause or location of the sound.

Abstract: A system for performing a surgical procedure includes a controller including a memory and a processor, the memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the processor to receive a plurality of pre-procedure images of a patient's anatomy, label anatomical structures within at least a portion of the pre-procedure images, generate a three-dimensional reconstruction of the patient's anatomy using the plurality of pre-procedure images, receive an image captured by the camera, identify anatomical structures within the image captured by the camera to labeled anatomical structures within the plurality of pre-procedure images, identify an image from the plurality of pre-procedure images that corresponds to the image captured by the camera, and register the location where the image was captured by the camera to the three-dimensional reconstruction of the patient's anatomy.

Abstract: In some examples, a catheter includes an expandable member configured to expand radially outward from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration. The expandable member is configured to be expanded and contracted in a controlled manner, e.g., in response to user actuation or automatically under the control of control circuitry of a device. For example, in some examples, control circuitry of a device can be configured to control the expandable member to expand and contract according to a predetermined expansion frequency or according to an expansion frequency determined based on a cardiac cycle of a patient.

Abstract: A method includes determining a difference in voltage value for a light emitting diode based on a first voltage at the light emitting diode for a first current and a second voltage at the light emitting diode for a second current and determining a temperature for the light emitting diode based on the difference in voltage value. The method further includes outputting an indication of the temperature.

Abstract: A surgical system includes a drive assembly and a dexterous endoscope. The endoscope defines a longitudinal axis and is actuatable by the drive assembly. The endoscope includes a camera assembly and an articulation assembly. The articulation assembly supports the camera assembly and is actuatable to move the camera assembly relative to the longitudinal axis. The distal wrist assembly includes links that are movable relative to one another, and the proximal wrist assembly includes links that are movable relative to one another.

Abstract: An energy-delivery device suitable for delivery of energy to tissue includes an antenna assembly, a chamber defined about the antenna assembly, and a cable having a proximal end suitable for connection to an electrosurgical energy source. The energy-delivery device also includes a flexible, fluid-cooled shaft coupled in fluid communication with the chamber. The flexible, fluid-cooled shaft is configured to contain a length of the cable therein and adapted to remove heat along the length of the cable during delivery of energy to the antenna assembly.

Abstract: A system and method for constructing fluoroscopic-based three dimensional volumetric data from two dimensional fluoroscopic images including a computing device configured to facilitate navigation of a medical device to a target area within a patient and a fluoroscopic imaging device configured to acquire a fluoroscopic video of the target area about a plurality of angles relative to the target area. The computing device is configured to determine a pose of the fluoroscopic imaging device for each frame of the fluoroscopic video and to construct fluoroscopic-based three dimensional volumetric data of the target area in which soft tissue objects are visible using a fast iterative three dimensional construction algorithm.

Abstract: A method for sealing a vessel includes supplying electrical energy to an ultrasonic surgical instrument having an end effector and a transducer coupled to the end effector, when the end effector is grasping a vessel, sensing parameters of the vessel when the end effector achieves a predetermined velocity, estimating a size of the vessel based on the sensed parameters, controlling the electrical energy based on maintaining a predetermined initial heating rate of heating the vessel until a predetermined amount of energy corresponding to the estimated size of the vessel has been delivered, and controlling the electrical energy based on a predetermined heating rate curve of heating the vessel after the predetermined amount of energy corresponding to the estimated size of the vessel has been delivered.

Abstract: A medical device monitoring system includes a monitor and a medical device. The monitor includes an infrared emitter that transmits a first infrared signal, the first infrared signal comprising identification information of the monitor, a second infrared signal comprising the identification information, and a time gap between the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal and a controller that activates the infrared emitter and that sets the time gap the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal. The monitor communication circuitry. The medical device includes a medical sensor and an infrared receiver disposed on the video laryngoscope and that receives the first infrared signal and the second infrared signal. The medical device also includes communication circuitry that communicates the acquired airway images to the monitor communication circuitry when a processor validates a pairing between the video laryngoscope and the monitor.

Abstract: A surgical device includes a jaw assembly, an articulating assembly and a drive shaft. The jaw assembly includes first and second jaws. The articulating assembly is removably coupled to a proximal end of the jaw assembly and includes a distal joint member, a proximal joint member, and a pivot pin. The pivot pin is fixedly coupled to the distal joint member and is rotatably coupled to the proximal joint member. The jaw assembly and the distal joint member together define a first longitudinal axis. The proximal joint member defines a second longitudinal axis. The drive shaft includes a gear element that is meshingly engaged with a pivoting gear element that is fixedly coupled to the pivot pin. Longitudinal movement of the first drive shaft pivots the jaw assembly relative to the proximal joint member about a pivot axis defined by the pivot pin.

Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument includes a pair of jaws, an endoscope configured to capture image data of a surgical site including the electrosurgical instrument, and an energy generator coupled to the electrosurgical instrument. The energy generator is configured to generate an energy output to the electrosurgical instrument. The system also includes an endoscope controller which includes a processor and a memory. The memory includes instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, cause the energy-based surgical system to access the captured image, determine a thickness of tissue grasped by the pair of jaws based on the image, and control the energy output of the energy generator based on the determined thickness.

Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a housing having an elongated shaft extending distally therefrom and configured to support an end effector assembly at a distal end thereof. The end effector assembly includes first and second jaw members each having a tissue sealing plate disposed thereon and adapted to connect to an electrosurgical energy source for delivery thereto upon activation thereof. A sensor is disposed on one (or both) of the tissue sealing plates and is configured to communicate data relating to tissue disposed between the first and second jaw members to the electrosurgical energy source for correlation to a resonance frequency of the tissue. The resonance frequency of the tissue, in turn, is used to adjust one or more parameters associated with the delivery of electrosurgical energy to the tissue upon activation thereof.

Abstract: A surgical system includes an end effector assembly having first and second jaw members configured to grasp tissue between tissue contacting surfaces thereof. An electromagnetic induction coil is fixedly disposed within the second jaw member. A thermal cutting element is disposed at least partially within the electromagnetic induction coil and movable relative to the electromagnetic induction coil and the second jaw member between a retracted position, wherein the thermal cutting element is flush with or recessed within the second jaw member, and an extended position, wherein the thermal cutting element protrudes from the second jaw member. The thermal cutting element is formed at least partially from an electromagnetic material capable of being inductively heated. The electromagnetic induction coil is adapted to connect to a source of energy to produce an electromagnetic field within the electromagnetic induction coil to thereby inductively heat the thermal cutting element.

Abstract: A surgical robotic system is configured to enable user confirmation of whether one or more access ports are standard or longer length (e.g., bariatric type access ports). The system includes a surgeon console having one or more hand controllers and a head tracking device configured to detect surgeon's attempt to actuate an end effector of an instrument disposed within the access port. The system prevents actuation of the end effector until the insertion depth of the instrument is sufficient or the user confirms that the access port is of standard length, e.g., less than a preset length threshold.