Abstract: A system includes a plurality of memory dice and a processing device coupled to the plurality of memory dice. The processing device is to determine whether an error correcting code (ECC) check of ECC-protected data read from a die of the plurality of memory dice results in detecting an error. In response to detecting the error from the ECC-protected data, the processing device performs a confirmation check that the error is a result of a defect in the die. In response to the confirmation check confirming the die is defective, the processing device ignores a temperature value from the die when determining whether to trigger a thermal-related operation.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for controlling cooperative surgical instruments with variable surgical site access trajectories are provided. Various aspects of the present disclosure provide for coordinated operation of surgical instruments accessing a common surgical site from different approach and/or separate body cavities to achieve a common surgical purpose. For example, various methods, devices, and systems disclosed herein can enable the coordinated treatment of tissue by disparate minimally invasive surgical systems that approach the tissue from varying anatomical spaces and must operate differently, but in concert with one another, to effect a desired surgical treatment.

Abstract: A fastening mechanism that comprises an actuator, a fastening device attached to a distal end of the actuator, and a device coupler, wherein the fastening device is pivotally attached to the device coupler.

Abstract: Provided are an endoscope and a mounting component which are capable of safely detaching a distal end cap from a distal-end-portion body.

Abstract: A linkage assembly for a medical device may comprise: a rotatable member configured to rotate about a rotation axis; a piston; and a connecting rod rotatably connected to the rotatable member and the piston and movable along a range. A first end of the range may correspond to an initial position of a distal member movable by the linkage assembly, and a second end of the range may correspond to a final position of a distal member. In a first configuration of the connecting rod, at the first end of the range, a proximal end of the connecting rod may be offset from a longitudinal axis by a first amount, wherein the longitudinal axis is perpendicular to the rotation axis; In a second configuration of the connecting rod, at the second end of the range, the proximal end of the connecting rod may be offset from the longitudinal axis by a second amount. The second amount may be less than two-thirds of the first amount.

Abstract: A housing (1) for the tip of a disposable insertion endoscope includes a circumferential side wall (2) having a first end and a second end, and a front wall (3) arranged at the first end to provide an internal compartment (4) in the housing (1), the front wall (3) including at least one transparent part made of a polymer material and adapted to protect a camera (10) arranged in the housing behind the at least one transparent part and a front surface (15) having at least one area provided with a nano-structure.

Abstract: An apparatus includes: a expandable structure formable into three dimensional shapes including a range of diameters and corresponding lengths; a movable component moveable between a range of positions effecting the range of diameters; and a mechanical linkage disposed between the movable component and the expandable structure. The expandable structure is configured to fit inside a working channel of an endoscope when the expandable structure is collapsed. The mechanical linkage is configured to move the collapsed expandable structure through the working channel to a selected location past a distal end of the endoscope and to increase and decrease a diameter of the expandable structure in response to changes in the position of the movable component when the expandable structure is at the selected location.

Abstract: A manipulator system, has an elongated portion having a bending portion and a wire configured to bend the bending portion; an operation portion configured to generate a first force for pulling the wire by an operator; a motor configured to generate a second force for pulling the wire; a clutch mechanism configured to switch a pulling force to pull the wire between to at least one of the first force or the second force; a grasping-state detector configured to determine a grasping state of the operation portion by the operator; and a controller configured to control the motor and the clutch mechanism, wherein the controller is configured to obtain the grasping state from the grasping-state detector, generate a control signal for controlling the clutch mechanism according to the obtained grasping state, and transmit the control signal to the clutch mechanism.

Abstract: An endoscope conduit switching device includes: a cap that is made of resin, the cap including a pressing surface to be pressed by an operator and a shaft hole formed on a surface of the cap on a side opposite to the pressing surface; and a shaft having one end that is inserted into the shaft hole of the cap and as other end that is inserted into a conduit of the endoscope. The cap is joined to the shaft with a first joint portion and a second joint portion that are spaced apart from each other along a direction in which the shaft extends.

Abstract: An endoscope used for insertion into a patient's body is disclosed herein. The endoscope can comprise an outer sleeve defining a longitudinal axis. The outer sleeve can comprise a first deflecting segment and a second deflecting segment at a distal portion of the outer sleeve and one or more slots at the distal portion. The endoscope can further comprise an inner sleeve positioned within the outer sleeve and comprising a working channel. The inner sleeve can comprise one or more extending elements at a distal portion of the inner sleeve, the one or more extending elements being coupled to the first deflecting segment of the outer sleeve. The endoscope can further comprise a tool advanceable through the working channel, wherein advancement of the tool transitions the distal portion of the outer sleeve between a straight profile and a deflected profile.

Abstract: A system and method for video assisted percutaneous needle cricothyrotomy and tracheostomy to assist physicians in quickly intubating patients suffering from respiratory distress when oral or nasal intubation is not possible or contraindicated. The system and method includes a display monitor, a percutaneous needle assembly including a connection hub having a syringe port for removably attaching a syringe, a needle port for attaching a hollow needle, and a stylet port in communication with the needle port for receiving a fiber optic stylet that extends through the hollow needle. The fiber optic stylet includes one or more illuminators, and a camera for capturing and transmitting anatomical images for display on the display monitor to visually assist physicians in locating a patient's trachea lumen. The fiber optic stylet is positioned within the trachea lumen, and used as a guide wire to insert a dilator and cannula for ventilating the patient.

Abstract: A medical device may comprise a sheath configured to be inserted into a body lumen of a patient. A distal end of the sheath may include an elevator for changing an orientation of a medical device. A handle may include an actuator. The actuator may be operably connected to the elevator. Activation of the actuator may cause movement of the elevator. An engaging portion may, in at least one configuration of the handle, protrude from a surface of a handle body toward the actuator. A force exerted by the user on at least one of the actuator or the engaging portion may cause the handle to transition between (a) a first configuration in which the engaging portion interacts with the actuator to inhibit movement of the actuator relative to the engaging portion and (b) a second configuration in which the actuator is movable relative to the engaging portion.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for controlling cooperative surgical instruments are provided. Various aspects of the present disclosure provide for coordinated operation of surgical instruments accessing a common body cavity of a patient from different approaches to achieve a common surgical purpose. For example, various methods, devices, and systems disclosed herein can enable the coordinated treatment of surgical tissue by disparate minimally invasive surgical systems that approach the tissue from varying anatomical spaces and operate in concert with one another to effect a desired surgical treatment.

Abstract: A system configured to control an endoscope probe either in manual mode or in robotic mode. The system comprises: a handle at a proximal end of the probe; a handheld controller attachable to the handle; and a robotic controller in communication with the handle and/or the handheld controller. The handheld controller includes separate controls for the manual and robotic modes. In manual mode, the handheld controller combined with the handle and the probe is used to manually control insertion and actuation of the probe into a first location of a lumen. In robotic mode, the handheld controller is removed from the handle, and the robotic controller controls handle to robotically navigate the probe to a second location within the lumen. Attachment and detachment of handheld controller to the handle is such that only certain controls appropriate to a particular portion of a workflow are accessible to the user.

Abstract: A light source control device includes a light source controller configured to: cause a first light source to emit light in a visible wavelength band in a first entire line exposure period, which is an entire line exposure period in which all horizontal lines in an effective pixel area are simultaneously exposed; cause a second light source to emit excitation light in a second entire line exposure period, which is different from the first entire line exposure period; and cause the excitation light to be emitted in an excitation light emission period including the second entire line exposure period and a period, which is adjacent to the second entire line exposure period and is at least a part of a readout period during which charges accumulated in the plurality of pixels are read out, when controlling an operation of the second light source.

Abstract: Methods for advancing a device through a gastrointestinal tract. These methods may include inserting a device into the gastrointestinal tract, advancing a first portion of the device having a first vacuum port distally through the gastrointestinal tract away from a second portion of the device having a second vacuum port, sliding the second vacuum port towards the first vacuum port while the first vacuum port is applying suction, preventing tissue from moving distally past the first vacuum port by radially expanding a blocker that is positioned proximal to the first vacuum port, activating vacuum through the second vacuum port to suction tissue of the gastrointestinal tract to the second vacuum port, and releasing vacuum on the first vacuum port and advancing the first vacuum port distally through the gastrointestinal tract a desired distance while the vacuum is activated through the second vacuum port.

Abstract: Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to a balloon dilator system, including: a hand piece including an attachment mechanism for removably coupling to a proximal end of an endoscope; a hole for inserting a distal end of a balloon catheter including an inflatable balloon; and a hollow tube distally extending from the hand piece, a proximal end of the hollow tube configured to receive the balloon catheter inserted through the hole and advance the balloon catheter such that the distal of the balloon catheter exits a distal end of the hollow tube. The hand piece may include a pump handle that, when actuated, pumps pressurized fluid to inflate the inflatable balloon.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for controlling cooperative surgical instruments are provided. Various aspects of the present disclosure provide for coordinated operation of surgical instruments accessing a common body cavity of a patient from different approaches to achieve a common surgical purpose. For example, various methods, devices, and systems disclosed herein can enable the coordinated treatment of surgical tissue by disparate minimally invasive surgical systems that approach the tissue from varying anatomical spaces and operate in concert with one another to effect a desired surgical treatment.

Abstract: In general, arthroscopic medical implements and assemblies and methods of operating arthroscopic medical implements and assemblies are provided. Devices, systems, and methods are described herein in connection with accessing a surgical site using an arthroscopic medical implement. In an exemplary implementation, an optical sensor of the arthroscopic medical implement can gather and output image data, and an inertial sensor of the arthroscopic medical implement can gather and output orientation data. The orientation data can be used to modify the gathered optical image to maintain a display of the gathered optical image in a predetermined desired orientation before, during, and after any rotation of the arthroscopic medical implement. The arthroscopic medical implement can also include at least one sensor configured to gather and output pressure and/or temperature.

Abstract: The present invention provides a robotic locomotive device (1) that is capable of driving itself forwards and backwards, anchoring and steering itself whilst inside a tubular structure (200), for example, the human colon, or any structure comprising two opposing walls (202, 204). In this respect, the device is made up of two or three segments (102, 104, 106) covered in an elastic material and driven by an internal actuating mechanism. All of the segments (102, 104, 106) have a concertina configuration that enable a shortening and lengthening motion. As well as contracting and extending in length, at least one of the end segments (102, 106) is capable of bending at an angle away from the longitudinal axis such that it becomes wedged or jammed between the walls (202, 204) of the tubular structure (200). That is, the end segments (102, 106) are capable of both a bending action and a contracting and extending action.