Abstract: Systems and methods for providing remote access to an application program. A server remote access program may cooperate with display data interception application to provide display data to a client computing device. The client computing device may connect to the application at a Uniform Resourced Locator (URL) using a client remote access application to receive the display data. The client remote access application may provide user inputs, received at the client computing device, to the application to affect the state of the application.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided in which local tissue diagnostic measurements are correlated with archival local tissue diagnostic data from prior tissue analyses to supplement diagnostic measurements with tissue analysis data from prior tissue analyses having similar local tissue diagnostic data. The tissue analysis data may include information such as pathology data, outcome data, and diagnosis data. The archived local tissue diagnostic data and the tissue analysis data may be stored in a database, and employed for a wide variety of methods, involving preoperative, intraoperative, and/or postoperative phases of a medical procedure. Methods and systems are also provided for displaying, on a medical image shown in a user interface, hyperlinked reference markers associated with tissue analyses, where the reference markers are shown at locations corresponding to local tissue analyses, and where associated diagnostic data and/or tissue analysis may be viewed by selecting a given reference marker.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided including a processor, a communications interface coupled to the processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a module saved in the memory. The module configures the processor to receive a first communications packet from a remote device via the communications interface including information useful for estimating a clock offset of the remote device, and determine an upper bound of the clock offset of the remote device with respect to the electronic device based on the information.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided comprising a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a communications module saved in the memory and an application saved in the memory. The communications module configures the processor to generate a first transmission sequence number associated with a transport message to be sent to a remote device, include the first transmission sequence number in the transport message, and send the transport message to the remote device.

Abstract: Flow control of messages to/from clients and services in a remote access system. Within the remote access system a layered architecture may be provided that includes a client layer at a client device, a service layer associated with a service, and a server layer that is a communications proxy for messages sent between the client device and the service. The service layer may have a receive queue for messages received from the client device and a send queue of messages destined for the client device. The server layer may include an outbound queue of messages destined for the client device. Full duplex communications between the client layer and the server layer may be implemented using a service protocol in a first channel for communication between the client layer and the server layer and a second channel for communication between the server layer and the client layer.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided including a processor, a communications interface coupled to the processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a module saved in the memory. The module configures the processor to receive a first communications packet from a remote device via the communications interface including information useful for estimating a clock offset of the remote device, and determine an upper bound of the clock offset of the remote device with respect to the electronic device based on the information.

Abstract: Navigation and simulation systems and methods for minimally invasive therapy in which the navigation system imports a planning method using patient specific pre-operative images. The navigation system uses intraoperative imaging during the medical procedure to update the preoperative images and provides images of tracked surgical tools along the surgical path prepared from the preoperative images.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is navigation and simulation systems and methods for minimally invasive therapy in which the navigation system imports a planning method using patient specific pre-operative images. The navigation system uses intraoperative imaging during the medical procedure to update the preoperative images and provides images of tracked surgical tools along the surgical path prepared from the preoperative images.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are planning, navigation and simulation systems and methods for minimally invasive therapy in which the planning method and system uses patient specific pre-operative images. The planning system allows for multiple paths to be developed from the pre-operative images, and scores the paths depending on desired surgical outcome of the surgery and the navigation systems allow for minimally invasive port based surgical procedures, as well as craniotomies in the particular case of brain surgery.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing remote access to an application program. A server remote access program may cooperate with display data interception application to provide display data to a client computing device. The client computing device may connect to the application at a Uniform Resourced Locator (URL) using a client remote access application to receive the display data. The client remote access application may provide user inputs, received at the client computing device, to the application to affect the state of the application.

Abstract: Systems and method for providing for suspension and transfer of remote access sessions. In accordance with the methods, a request to suspend a session may be received at a server tier. The server tier prepares a URL that may be used at a later time by a client to resume the session. The URL is communicated to a client tier from which the request was received and, thereafter, a connection between the client tier and the server tier is closed. At a subsequent time, a request may be received to resume the session at the URL. After receipt of the request to resume the session, a connection with the requesting client tier is established by the server tier, and the session is resumed.

Abstract: System and methods are provided for adaptively and interoperatively configuring an automated arm used during a medical procedure. The automated arm is configured to position and orient an end effector on the automated arm a desired distance and orientation from a target. The end effector may be an external video scope and the target may be a surgical port. The positions and orientations of the end effector and the target may be continuously updated. The position of the arm may be moved to new locations responsive to user commands. The automated arm may include a multi-joint arm attached to a weighted frame. The weighted frame may include a tower and a supporting beam.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing remote access to an application program. A server remote access program may cooperate with a screen scraping application to provide screen data to a client computing device. The display associated with the application program may be resized or cropped by a server for display on the client computing device. The client may connect to the server using a client remote access program that receives inputs from a user interface program.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing remote access to an application program. A server remote access program may cooperate with display data interception application to provide display data to a client computing device. The client computing device may connect to the application at a Uniform Resourced Locator (URL) using a client remote access application to receive the display data. The client remote access application may provide user inputs, received at the client computing device, to the application to affect the state of the application.

Abstract: Insertable imaging devices, and methods of use thereof in minimally invasive medical procedures, are described. In some embodiments, insertable imaging devices are described that can be introduced and removed from an access port without disturbing or risking damage to internal tissue. In some embodiments, imaging devices are integrated into an access port, thereby allowing imaging of internal tissues within the vicinity of the access port, while, for example, enabling manipulation of surgical tools in the surgical field of interest. In other embodiments, imaging devices are integrated into an imaging sleeve that is insertable into an access port.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for producing an evolvable tissue model of a patient and, using this model, modelling physical transformations of the tissue (e.g. deformation) of the tissue model by interacting the tissue model with influence models which model interactions with the tissue such as surgical instruments, pressure, swelling, temperature changes etc. The model is produced from a set of input data of the tissue which includes directional information of the tissue. The directional information is used to produce an oriented tissue map. A tissue model is then produced from the oriented tissue map such that the tissue model reflects the directionality of the tissue component. When the tissue model is subjected to an influence that causes tissue deformation over a period of time, the tissue model directionally deforms over the period of time in a manner which reflects a trajectory of the influence interacting with the directionality of the tissue component.

Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for controlling a surgical navigation system are provided. The method 1 comprises receiving image data at a processor from a tracking system; receiving, at a processor, an identifier of a surgical instrument within a field of view of the tracking system; generating, at the processor, output data based on the identifier of the surgical instrument; and transmitting the output data to at least one output device connected to the processor, for controlling the output device.

Abstract: Flow control of messages to/from clients and services in a remote access system. Within the remote access system a layered architecture may be provided that includes a client layer at a client device, a service layer associated with a service, and a server layer that is a communications proxy for messages sent between the client device and the service. The service layer may have a receive queue for messages received from the client device and a send queue of messages destined for the client device. The server layer may include an outbound queue of messages destined for the client device. Full duplex communications between the client layer and the server layer may be implemented using a service protocol in a first channel for communication between the client layer and the server layer and a second channel for communication between the server layer and the client layer.

Abstract: Insertable imaging devices, and methods of use thereof in minimally invasive medical procedures, are described. In some embodiments, insertable imaging devices are described that can be introduced and removed from an access port without disturbing or risking damage to internal tissue. In some embodiments, imaging devices are integrated into an access port, thereby allowing imaging of internal tissues within the vicinity of the access port, while, for example, enabling manipulation of surgical tools in the surgical field of interest. In other embodiments, imaging devices are integrated into an imaging sleeve that is insertable into an access port.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided comprising a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a communications module saved in the memory and an application saved in the memory. The communications module configures the processor to generate a first transmission sequence number associated with a transport message to be sent to a remote device, include the first transmission sequence number in the transport message, and send the transport message to the remote device.