Abstract: A medical robot (10) comprises a robotic arm (13) equipped with a tool guide (14) for guiding a medical instrument (15) along a trajectory defined by an entry point at the patient's skin and a target point at a lesion to be treated in an anatomy of interest of the patient. The medical robot cooperates with an ultrasound probe (40) and with a navigation system (30) for determining the position of the robot, the position of the ultrasound probe, and the position of a patient marker (22). The robot is configured to generate a model of the position of the target point and the position of the entry point according to the position of the patient marker on the basis of ultrasound images acquired by the ultrasound probe during at least one respiratory cycle of the patient. The model thus generated then allows the robotic arm to be controlled in real time according to the position of the patient marker in order to guide the medical instrument with precision.

Abstract: An augmented-reality navigation system is used to assist a practitioner during a surgical operation on an anatomical structure of interest of a patient. The operation is planned on a pre-operational medical image. The navigation system comprises a camera that is intended to be worn by the practitioner on his head, a display device for displaying, in real-time, the real images acquired by the camera and an augmented-reality content superposed on the real images, and a control unit connected to the camera and to the display device. The control unit is configured to generate a predictive model of the movement of a marker placed in proximity to the anatomical structure of interest on the basis of the movement followed by the marker during one or more respiratory cycles of the patient.

Abstract: The invention concerns a system for immobilizing a mobile device, such as a medical assistance robot, comprising: a linkage mechanism connecting at least three feet to one another and intended to be fixed to the chassis of the mobile device, said linkage mechanism being adapted to drive the feet sliding in respective guides intended to be fixed to the chassis of the mobile device, an actuator connected to the linkage mechanism so as to move the feet between a position bearing against the floor in which the immobilization system is able to immobilize the mobile device and a retracted position in which the immobilization system is able to release the mobility of the mobile device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for evaluating in post-treatment an ablation of a portion of an anatomy of interest of an individual, the anatomy of interest comprising at least one lesion. The post-treatment evaluation method comprises in particular a step of automatically evaluating a risk of recurrence of the lesion of the anatomy of interest of the individual based on the analysis of a pair of pre-operative and post-operative medical images of the anatomy of interest of the individual by means of automatic learning method of the neural network type, said method being preloaded during a so-called training phase on a database comprising a plurality of pairs of medical images of an anatomy of interest identical to a plurality of individuals, each medical image pair of the database being associated with a recurrence status of a lesion of the anatomy of interest of said patient.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medical robot comprising a robotic arm equipped with a tool guide for guiding a medical instrument along a trajectory defined by an entry point at the patient's skin and a target point at a lesion to be treated in an anatomical region of interest of the patient. The robotic arm is also provided with an ultrasound probe. The medical robot cooperates with a navigation system allowing determination of the position of a robot marker and the position of a patient marker. During a prepararatory phase, the robot is configured to place the ultrasound probe in contact with the patient and in a plane containing the lesion and the trajectory to be followed. During a guiding phase, the medical robot is configured to control the robotic arm in real time based on the ultrasound images acquired by the ultrasound probe, in order to guide the medical instrument along the trajectory to be followed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical navigation system for determining the position of a patient's anatomy of interest. The system comprises a locating device having at least two optical sensors and a patient reference having at least three optical markers. The system also comprises a reflecting device. When the line of sight between the patient reference and an optical sensor is intersected by an obstacle, the optical sensors are configured to measure, for each optical marker of the patient reference, a quantity representing the position of said optical marker in the frame of reference of the locating device from optical radiation originating from said optical marker and having a path reflected by the reflecting device to each optical sensor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for planning a surgical procedure aiming to ablate a tissue in an anatomical area of interest of a patient. On the basis of a preoperative image of the anatomical area of interest and of a set of planning parameters (P), a simulated image is generated by a neural network that has been previously trained using learning elements corresponding, respectively, to a similar surgical procedure for ablating a tissue in an anatomical area of interest for another patient. Each learning element comprises a preoperative image of the anatomical area of interest of a patient, planning parameters (P) used for the surgical procedure on this patient, and a postoperative image of the anatomical area of interest of this patient after the surgical procedure. An estimated ablation region may be segmented in the simulated image in order to be compared with a segmented region to be treated in the preoperative image.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medical robot (10) comprising a motorized mobile base (13), spatial-location sensors (17) secured to the mobile base, and a control unit (16) that stores in memory an intervention plan comprising at least one action to be performed on the anatomy of interest of a patient (30). The control unit is configured to: —detect, from information coming from the spatial-location sensors (17), a position of the anatomy of interest of the patient with respect to the medical robot, —identify, from the position of the anatomy of interest of the patient and from the intervention plan, at least one favourable position of the mobile base of the medical robot for which position the medical robot is capable of performing the action or actions from the intervention plan, —move the mobile base of the medical robot into an optimal position selected from among the favourable position or positions identified.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a synchronization device and method for identifying a specific moment in a patient's respiratory cycle to aid medical interventions. The device includes a locating apparatus, a patient reference with radio-opaque markers, a detectable locating element, an X-ray detector, and a control unit for data recording and processing. The invention aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of medical procedures by synchronizing them with the patient's respiratory cycle.

Abstract: A robotic device for a minimally invasive medical intervention on soft tissues is provided. The robotic device uses a medical instrument having a robot arm having several degrees of freedom and having an end suitable for receiving the medical instrument, an image capture system suitable for capturing position information concerning the anatomy of the patient, a storage medium having a biomechanical model of the human body, a processing circuit configured to determine a position setpoint and an orientation setpoint for said medical instrument on the basis of the biomechanical model, on the basis of the position information and on the basis of a trajectory to be followed by the medical instrument in order to perform the medical intervention, and a control circuit configured to control the robot arm in order to place the medical instrument in the position setpoint and the orientation setpoint.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for positioning an articulated arm of a medical robot assisted by a navigation system comprising an electromagnetic field generator and two sensors. The generated field forms a measurement zone in which the position of a sensor can be determined by the navigation system and communicated to the robot. A first sensor is positioned at an anatomical location of interest of a patient. A second sensor is positioned on the articulated arm. When the two sensors are located in the measurement zone, a so-called “region of reduced influence” of the measurement zone is determined, in which the introduction of a metal object has virtually no influence on the determination of the position of the sensors by the navigation system. The articulated arm is then configured so that any metal part of the articulated arm located in the measurement zone is situated within the region of reduced influence.

Abstract: A drill guide and pin system is provided whereby a drill may be inserted through a drill sleeve into a bone portion to provide a drill bore. For some embodiments, a cooperating pin provides a pin bore which intersects the drill bore at a predetermined angle ? and predetermined location relative to at least one of the drill sleeve and/or bore. The pin may have an integral catch so that when a wire is inserted through the drill bore, the catch can pull the wire through the pin bore for use in various surgical techniques. Some embodiments have an articulated arm which can lock in a fixed position in a fixed configuration and have a moveable configuration as well.