Abstract: Disclosed are robotic systems, surgical instruments for used therewith as well as methods of utilizing same in spinal decompression surgeries.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention relate to a mechanism for actuating a shaft having two degrees of freedom, comprising: a first actuator configured to rotate the shaft around the shaft axis, and a second actuator configured to bend the shaft using one or more elongated elements attached to the shaft, wherein actuation of the first actuator indirectly manipulates the elongated elements controlled by the second actuator, thereby affecting operation of the second actuator. Some embodiments relate to motorized actuation of a system comprising at least one surgical arm.

Abstract: Co-manipulation robotic systems are described herein that may be used for assisting with laparoscopic surgical procedures. The co-manipulation robotic systems allow a surgeon to use commercially-available surgical tools while providing benefits associated with surgical robotics. Advantageously, the surgical tools may be seamlessly coupled to the robot arms using a disposable coupler while the reusable portions of the robot arm remain in a sterile drape. Further, the co-manipulation robotic system may operate in multiple modes to enhance usability and safety, while allowing the surgeon to position the instrument directly with the instrument handle and further maintain the desired position of the instrument using the robot arm.

Abstract: A robotic surgical system includes a robotic manipulator configured to perform surgical procedures under direct surgeon control. A surgical camera system captures real-time intraoperative video. An external imaging interface receives multimodal imaging data, including preoperative and intraoperative data from at least one of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and fluoroscopy.

Abstract: An insertion tool for inserting devices during a laparoscopic procedure includes a first housing comprising a joystick module and a circuit board, a second housing comprising a first pulley and a second pulley, an insertable device, a first jacket coupled to the first housing and the second housing, a second jacket coupled to the second housing and an articulating portion. The articulating portion comprises articulating segments. Each of the articulating segments includes a plurality of apertures through which a plurality of lines passes therethrough from the first and second pulleys to sockets located in the insertable device. Movements of the joystick module send signals through the circuit board to motors which displace the first and second pulleys. The displacement of the first and second pulleys ultimately displaces the insertable device via the plurality of lines. Movement of the lines moves the articulating segments in controlled, precise movements during laparoscopic procedures.

Abstract: An implantable marker for imaging and surgical guidance by susceptometry comprising one or more pieces of a ferromagnetic material having a total length to diameter ratio of at least about 500, and a total volume of less than about 1×10?11 m3. The one or more pieces of ferromagnetic material may have a high initial relative permeability (?r,i)>about 1000. Also disclosed is a detection system for locating an implantable marker comprising such an implantable marker; at least one drive coil arranged to excite the marker with an alternating magnetic field, and at least one sense coil arranged to detect a signal received from the excited marker; a magnetic field generator arranged to drive an alternating magnetic field through the at least drive coil; and at least one detector arranged to receive the signal from the sense coil and detect one or more harmonics of the drive frequency in the received signal.

Abstract: A surgery assisting device that includes one or more joint portions and that holds a surgical instrument, and a computing device that obtains angle information of a joint portion of the one or more joint portions in a state in which a distal end of the surgical instrument is positioned at a predetermined position and determines a length of the surgical instrument based on the angle information.

Abstract: A medical patch configured for being applied to a patient and for communicating with an in-vivo device located within the patient's body; The medical patch comprises an adhesive surface configured for adhering the patch to the patient's skin; and a communication arrangement configured for providing communication between the medical patch and the in-vivo device.

Abstract: The invention discloses a quickly detachable manipulator device, which comprises a power seat, an end effector and an instrument rod used for connecting the power seat and the end effector, wherein the instrument rod comprises a rod snap-fitting member and a rod body connected to rod snap-fitting member, a rotary fixing member is provided over the rod body, and a locking ring member is provided over the rod snap-fitting member; the power seat comprises a rotating shaft and a sliding member, the rotary fixing member is detachably connected to the rotating shaft, and the locking ring member is detachably connected to the sliding member. By detachably connecting the locking ring member to the sliding member and the rotary fixing member to the rotating shaft, disassembly and assembly of the instrument rod is realized, the assembly and use of disposable appliances of the end effector are realized, and the effective fitting and fixing of the end effector are ensured.

Abstract: A treatment probe for treating an eye of a patient includes an elongate body that defines a handle and a treatment fiber that is housed within the elongate body. The treatment fiber is configured to deliver treatment light energy to the eye. A contact member is disposed on an end of the elongate body. The contact member has a contact surface for positioning on a surface of the eye, two side edges that are positioned on opposite sides of the contact surface, and a fluid channel. The contact surface conforms to the shape of the eye's sclera and the two side edges are shaped to direct fluid that is present on the surface of the eye toward the fluid channel when the contact member is moved laterally across the surface of the eye. The fluid aggregates within the fluid channel and contacts a distal end of the treatment fiber.

Abstract: Robotic systems can be capable of commanding bar translation. A robotic system can include a robotically controlled first kinematic chain, a robotically controlled second kinematic chain that is movably coupled to the first kinematic chain, and a controller that is communicably coupled to the first kinematic chain and the second kinematic chain. The robotic system can be figured to obtain data corresponding to the first kinematic chain, and control movement of the second kinematic chain in accordance with the data corresponding to the first kinematic chain.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods of generating a food compatibility datum. In some embodiments, a system may include a computing device configured to receive a plurality of physiological extractions of a subject, wherein the plurality of physiological extractions comprises at least an inflammation metric; receive a plurality of alimentary element consumption data wherein each alimentary element consumption datum of the plurality of plurality of alimentary element consumption data describes a consumption of the subject prior to a physiological extraction of the plurality of physiological extractions; generate a plurality of alimentary element compatibility data; identify an inflammatory alimentary element as a function of the plurality of alimentary element compatibility data; pair a medical professional with the subject as a function of the inflammatory alimentary element; and display the inflammatory alimentary element using a user interface at a display device.

Abstract: A robotic surgical system, a surgeon console operatively coupled to a patient console and one or more surgical instruments. A surgeon computer is coupled to or integrated with the surgeon console, the surgeon computer further operatively connected to the one or more surgical instruments; A surgical robot is coupled to a robotic surgery control system and a feedback loop. The robotic surgery control system includes or is coupled to an artificial intelligence (AI) system. A feedback loop is further configured to receive performance-related data from the one or more sensors, the data analyzed by the robotic surgery control system or the AI system to dynamically adjust the robotic system's operation as needed. A data extraction module retrieves, from the robotic surgery control system or the AI system, one or more programmed steps executed by the surgeon for positioning at least one of the surgical instruments during the surgical procedure.

Abstract: A valve assembly is disclosed for sealing an instrument channel of a robotic surgical device, which includes a valve body having a longitudinal axis extending therethrough from a proximal end portion of the valve body to a distal end portion of the valve body, and defining an axial bore including an interior valve chamber formed in the proximal end portion of the valve body, a valve seal situated within the interior valve chamber of the valve body for sealing the instrument channel of the robotic surgical device, and an engagement mechanism operatively associated with the distal end portion of the valve body for detachably connecting the valve assembly to the instrument channel of the robotic surgical device.

Abstract: A drape can be used to cover a display device in a medical environment to create a sterile barrier over the display. The drape includes a front panel and a rear panel. The drape can form first and second top corner pockets and first and second bottom corner pockets. The drape may include a pull tab connected to one or both of the first and second bottom corner pockets. In use, a clinician can position the first and second top corner pockets of the drape over first and second upper corners of the display. The clinician can grasp the pull tab and pull the drape around the bottom edge of the display, positioning the first and second bottom corner pockets of the drape over the first and second bottom corners of the display. This can provide a tight fit between the drape and display for good visualization through the drape.

Abstract: A laser system for treating target tissue layers of an anterior chamber angle of an eye, including a delivery system and various imaging systems is being disclosed here. The system includes novel configurations using small digital cameras, OCT and other diagnostic devices that are integrated with a goniolens to visualize and target the to be treated tissue layers and that in some configurations remain connected and active during the laser treatment. Furthermore, several novel illumination systems and standalone digital camera goniolens systems are being presented here.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a defibrillation protected flexible sensor belt (1) suitable for being worn around an abdominal part of a human body. The belt comprises: electrodes (8) for contacting a skin of the body; a flex-PCB (10) carrying wiring (16) that connects the electrodes for readout, and a barrier (20) that encapsulates the wiring. The barrier includes: a primary barrier structure (21) formed by a dielectric carrier substrate of the flex-PCB and a dielectric cover layer that covers the wiring; and a secondary barrier structure that encapsulates the first barrier structure. The secondary barrier structure comprises: a first layer (22-1) comprising a first electrically insulating elastomeric composition (22-1c) that extends at least along a skin-facing side (25) of the belt, and a second layer (22-2) comprising a second electrically insulating elastomeric composition (22-2c) that extends along a non-skin facing side (26) of the belt.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and control device for adjusting an opening size of a sampling window of a biopsy surgical device. The biopsy surgical device includes a motor, an outer cutter tube and an inner cutter tube. The outer cutter tube includes a sampling window on a side of the front end. The motor drives the inner cutter tube to move axially through a transmission mechanism, changing the axial relative position of the inner cutter tube and the sampling window. The method includes: obtaining an input instruction that includes a set value of an sampling window opening length; determining an axial movement distance of the inner cutter tube according to the current position of the inner cutter tube and the set value; calculating the number of rotations of the motor corresponding to the axial movement distance; and controlling the motor to rotate until the sampling window reaches the opening length.

Abstract: A method of constructing a system comprising one or more surgical arms, comprising: providing: a plurality of modular units, each modular unit comprising at least one surgical arm attached to at least one motor unit configured for actuating movement of the surgical arm; coupling one or more modular units to each other in an attachment configuration; displaying on a user interface one or both of an indication of the attachment configuration and a selection of an attachment configuration.

Abstract: Handheld surgical systems having an adjustable, ergonomic handheld controller and a series of interchangeable surgical instruments with dexterous, end-effectors for performing a surgical procedure, e.g., removing brain tumor tissue from confined spaces, and methods of use thereof are disclosed. The end-effector may be actuated in one or more degrees of freedom via a tendon routing system comprising a plurality of antagonistic pairs of tendons extending from the end-effector to a plurality of independently rotatable capstan shafts disposed within a housing of the interchangeable instrument and configured to be releasably and operatively coupled to one or more motors disposed within the handheld controller.