Patents by Inventor Mordehai Sholev
Mordehai Sholev has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20160184040Abstract: A control unit for a medical device is provided. The control unit includes a palm interface engageable by a palm of a hand, a restraint capable of elastically deforming to apply a restraining force to the dorsum of the hand and a finger interface engageable by one or more fingers of said hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2014Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: Human Extensions ltd.Inventor: Mordehai SHOLEV
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Publication number: 20160174955Abstract: Surgical controlling systems and methods. A surgical controlling system includes: at least one surgical tool adapted to be inserted into a surgical environment of a human body for assisting a surgical procedure; at least one location estimating unit to real-time locate the 3D spatial position of at least one surgical tool at any given time t; and at least one movement detection unit in communication with a movement's database and with the location estimating means. The system also includes a controller having a processing unit in communication with a controller's database. The controller controls the spatial position of at least one surgical tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: M.S.T. MEDICAL SURGERY TECHNOLOGIES LTDInventors: Motti FRIMER, Mordehai SHOLEV, Yehuda PFEFFER
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Publication number: 20160174817Abstract: Surgical controlling systems and methods. A surgical controlling system includes: at least one surgical tool adapted to be inserted into a surgical environment of a human body for assisting a surgical procedure; at least one location estimating unit to real-time locate the 3D spatial position of at least one surgical tool at any given time t; and at least one movement detection unit in communication with a movement's database and with the location estimating means. The system also includes a controller having a processing unit in communication with a controller's database. The controller controls the spatial position of at least one surgical tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2015Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: M.S.T. MEDICAL SURGERY TECHNOLOGIES LTDInventors: Motti FRIMER, Mordehai SHOLEV, Yehuda PFEFFER
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Publication number: 20160157698Abstract: An improved interface between the surgeon and an endoscope system for laparoscopic surgery, holding a laparoscopic camera and/or controlling an automated endoscope assistant includes at least one wireless transmitter with at least one operating key, at least one wireless receiver, at least one conventional laparoscopy computerized system loaded with conventional surgical instrument spatial location software, and conventional automated assistant maneuvering software, software loaded onto the conventional laparoscopy system that enables a visual response to the depression of at least one key on the wireless transmitter as well as an interface with the conventional automated assistant maneuvering software so as to achieve movement of the endoscope, and at least one video screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2016Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventor: Mordehai SHOLEV
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Patent number: 9295379Abstract: The invention provides an improved interface between the surgeon and an endoscope system for laparoscopic surgery, holding a laparoscopic camera and/or controlling an automated endoscope assistant including at least one wireless transmitter with at least one operating key, at least one wireless receiver, at least one conventional laparoscopy computerized system loaded with conventional surgical instrument spatial location software, and conventional automated assistant maneuvering software, software loaded onto the conventional laparoscopy system that enables a visual response to the depression of at least one key on the wireless transmitter as well as an interface with the conventional automated assistant maneuvering software so as to achieve movement of the endoscope, and at least one video screen.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2007Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: M.S.T. MEDICAL SURGERY TECHNOLOGIES LTD.Inventor: Mordehai Sholev
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Publication number: 20160051336Abstract: A surgical controlling system comprising: at least one location estimating means to real-time locate the 3D spatial position of at least one surgical tool; at least one movement detection means in communication with a movement database and with the location estimating means; and a controller, which controls the position of at least one surgical tool, in communication with a movement database, a control database and the movement detection means. The movement database stores the 3D spatial position of each surgical tool at the present time and at at least one previous time; a tool has moved if its present position is different from its previous position. The control database stores rules to identify a movement of a tool as either an ALLOWED movement or a RESTRICTED movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: M.S.T. MEDICAL SURGERY TECHNOLOGIES LTDInventors: Motti FRIMER, Mordehai SHOLEV, Yehuda PFEFFER
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Publication number: 20160015473Abstract: A surgical controlling system comprising: at least one location estimating means to real-time locate the 3D spatial position of at least one surgical tool, at least one movement detection means in communication with a movement database and with the location estimating means and a controller, which controls the position of at least one surgical tool, in communication with a movement database, a control database and the movement detection means. The movement database stores the 3D spatial position of each surgical tool at the present time and at at least one previous time; a tool has moved if its present position is different from its previous position. The control database stores rules to identify a movement of a tool as either an allowed movement or a restricted movement. Examples of rules include a maximum speed rule, a virtual zoom rule, a virtual rotation of scene rule, and position of tool rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Applicant: M.S.T. MEDICAL SURGERY TECHNOLOGIES LTDInventors: Motti FRIMER, Mordehai SHOLEV, Yehuda PFEFFER
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Publication number: 20160007828Abstract: A surgical controlling system comprising: at least one surgical tool insertable into a surgical environment of a body; a means to real-time locate 3D spatial positions of the surgical tools at any time t, in communication with a movement detection means and a movement database; a controller having a processing means in communication with a controller database and the movement detection means; and an endoscope, either one of the tools or in addition to them, to provide a real-time image of the surgical environment. The movement database stores the 3D spatial positions of the surgical tools at times tf and t0. A surgical tool has moved if its 3D spatial position at time tf differs from its position at time to. The controller database stores rules used by the controller to control the spatial positions of the surgical tools; the rules determine ALLOWED and RESTRICTED movements of the surgical tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: M.S.T. MEDICAL SURGERY TECHNOLOGIES LTDInventors: Motti FRIMER, Mordehai SHOLEV, Yehuda PFEFFER
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Publication number: 20160007826Abstract: A surgical controlling system comprising: a location estimating means to real-time locate the 3D spatial position of surgical tools, a movement detection means and movement database in communication with the location estimating means and with a control database and controller to control the position of surgical tools. The movement database stores 3D spatial positions of the surgical tools at the present time and at at least one previous time; movement has occurred if a present position is different from a previous position. In the control database are rules identifying tool movement as allowed or restricted, selected from: most used tool rule, right or left tool rule, field of view rule, no fly zone rule, route rule, environmental rule, operator input rule, proximity rule, collision prevention rule, history-based rule, tool-dependent allowed and restricted movement rule, preferred volume zone, preferred tool, movement detection rule, tagged tool rule, and change of speed rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: M.S.T. MEDICAL SURGERY TECHNOLOGIES LTDInventors: Motti FRIMER, Mordehai SHOLEV, Yehuda PFEFFER
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Publication number: 20160007827Abstract: A surgical controlling system comprising: means to real-time locate the 3D spatial position of at least one surgical tool insertable into a surgical environment of a body, in communication with a movement detection means and a movement database; and a controller in communication with a controller database and the movement detection means. The movement database stores 3D spatial positions of surgical tools at times tf and t0; it has moved if its 3D spatial position at time tf differs from that at time t0. Rules stored in the controller database determine ALLOWED and RESTRICTED movements of surgical tools and are used to control the surgical tools' spatial positions. Rules include: most used tool, right tool, left tool, field of view, no fly zone, route, environmental, operator input, proximity, collision prevention, history-based, tool-dependent ALLOWED and RESTRICTED movement, preferred volume zone, preferred tool, movement detection, tagged tool, and change of speed rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Applicant: M.S.T. MEDICAL SURGERY TECHNOLOGIES LTDInventors: Motti FRIMER, Mordehai SHOLEV, Yehuda PFEFFER
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Publication number: 20150366572Abstract: A medical device and a system including same are provided. The medical device includes an elongated device body, at least a portion of which is steerable within a body of a subject via at least one control wire; and a plurality of control wire guides disposed along the elongated device body and being deployable to deflect the at least one control wire away from a longitudinal axis of the elongated device body.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventor: Mordehai SHOLEV
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Patent number: 9204939Abstract: Surgical controlling systems and methods. A surgical controlling system includes: at least one surgical tool adapted to be inserted into a surgical environment of a human body for assisting a surgical procedure; at least one location estimating unit to real-time locate the 3D spatial position of at least one surgical tool at any given time t; and at least one movement detection unit in communication with a movement's database and with the location estimating means. The system also includes a controller having a processing unit in communication with a controller's database. The controller controls the spatial position of at least one surgical tool.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: M.S.T. MEDICAL SURGERY TECHNOLOGIES LTD.Inventors: Motti Frimer, Mordehai Sholev, Yehuda Pfeffer
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Publication number: 20150202035Abstract: A hernia repair device, comprising: an inflatable balloon having an inflation tube, the inflation tube having a proximal end attached to said balloon and a distal end adapted to be extracted from the body, separately from the balloon, via an opening which is smaller than a laparoscopic opening; and a mesh removably attached to said balloon, wherein the inflation tube passes through the mesh.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: Davol, Inc. (a C.R. Bard Company)Inventor: Mordehai Sholev
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Publication number: 20150196377Abstract: A method and device for treating hernia by implanting at least one collapsible hernia repair patch, such as a planar mesh body at least partially enveloped by one or more elastic collars. A posterior end of an applicator carrying the repair patch may be inserted through a hernia and into the wall of the abdominal cavity, and the patch may be released into the cavity, e.g., so as to helically deploy the patch such that the patch lies in parallel to the abdominal wall. A balloon, which is removably attached to the patch, may be inflated to help move the patch to a deployed configuration, and thereafter the balloon removed from the hernia site.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: Davol, Inc. (a C.R. Bard Company)Inventors: Mordehai Sholev, Ibrahim Matter, Ziv Tamir
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Publication number: 20150164601Abstract: The laparoscopic tool interface comprises a frame attachable to an upper extremity of a user; a controller operatively connected to a laparoscopic tool and arranged for manipulation by a hand of a user; and, a mounting on the frame for the laparoscopic tool; and, wherein operating parts for tool position movements of the laparoscopic tool being separated from the controller and wherein a shaft of said laparoscopic tool not being coaxial with the upper extremity of said user and/or not being coaxial with said controller. The functions of positioning of the laparoscopic tool and operating the tool are separated. Movement of the upper extremity of the user and/or movement of a joint enable positioning of the tool to a preferred point and at the right orientation. The fingers of the user effect operational movement of the tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventor: Mordehai SHOLEV
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Publication number: 20150031953Abstract: The present invention provides a system for maneuvering an endoscope (SFME) during a medical procedure, comprising a. at least one maneuvering system, adapted to maneuver said endoscope in at least two degrees of freedom (DOF); and, b. at least one joystick unit in communication with said maneuvering system, adapted to operate said maneuvering system; wherein operation of said joystick results in movement of said endoscope by means of said maneuvering system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: M.S.T. MEDICAL SURGERY TECHNOLOGIES LTD.Inventors: Gal Atarot, Mordehai Sholev
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Patent number: 8920370Abstract: A method and device for treating hernia by implanting at least one collapsible hernia repair patch, such as a planar mesh body at least partially enveloped by one or more elastic collars. A posterior end of an applicator carrying the repair patch may be inserted through a hernia and into the wall of the abdominal cavity, and the patch may be released into the cavity, e.g., so as to helically deploy the patch such that the patch lies in parallel to the abdominal wall. A balloon, which is removably attached to the patch, may be inflated to help move the patch to a deployed configuration, and thereafter the balloon removed from the hernia site.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2005Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Davol, Inc. (a C.R. Bard Company)Inventors: Mordehai Sholev, Ibrahim Matter, Ziv Tamir
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Patent number: 8920445Abstract: A hernia repair device, comprising: an inflatable balloon having an inflation tube, the inflation tube having a proximal end attached to said balloon and a distal end adapted to be extracted from the body, separately from the balloon, via an opening which is smaller than a laparoscopic opening; and a mesh removably attached to said balloon, wherein the inflation tube passes through the mesh.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2009Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Davol, Inc.Inventor: Mordehai Sholev
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Publication number: 20140303625Abstract: An arthroscopic surgical device for tunneling through hard tissue including an arcuate tunneling needle driver and a bone engagement element, the arcuate needle driver and the bone engagement element being joined together to provide a joined needle driver and bone engagement element having at least two different operative orientations including an arthroscopic operative orientation wherein the joined arcuate needle driver and bone engagement element has a trans-incision insertion cross-sectional footprint and a tunneling operative orientation suitable for tunneling, wherein the joined arcuate needle driver and bone engagement element has a tunneling cross-sectional footprint which is substantially greater than the insertion cross-sectional footprint.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: MININVASIVE LTD.Inventors: Mordehai Sholev, Ronen Raz, Raphael Meloul
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Publication number: 20140243855Abstract: A fastening device, comprising an inner tube comprising a proximal end and a distal end and at least one fastener positioned within the inner tube and adapted to advance linearly towards the distal end of the inner tube, and an advancing element which converts rotational motion to linear pushing force on the fastener. In some embodiments of the invention, at least one fastener is adapted to not rotate at all or to rotate at a rate not necessarily the same as any other fasteners or any other elements during linear advancement.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Artack Medical (2013) Ltd.Inventors: Mordehai Sholev, Gilad Lavi