Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a conveyor and a docking assembly movable by the conveyor to a plurality of patient stations. The docking assembly includes one or more imaging devices configured to have an eye of the patient in a field of view thereof. The docking assembly includes an injection assembly and a staging assembly including one or more actuators and configured to position the injection assembly relative to the eye of the patient. A controller is configured to receive one or more images from the one or more imaging devices; detect anatomy of the eye of the patient in the one or more images; and activate the one or more actuators to drive a needle mounted to the injection assembly into a placement location on the eye of the patient according to the location of the anatomy. A loader loads injection assemblies into the docking assembly.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, a robotic system for a surgical facility includes a dispenser, a delivery robot, and a setup robot located in an operating room. The delivery robot includes a drive system, sensors, a robotic arm including a camera and a gripper, and a control system that is configured to navigate to the dispenser based on sensor data, retrieve a bin containing a surgical package from the dispenser, navigate to a storage table in the operating room based on the sensor data, and deliver the packages to the storage table. The setup robot includes a robotic arm including first and second end effectors, and a control system that is configured to open the surgical package located on the storage table, remove items from the surgical package, and deposit the items on a sterile tray in the operating room.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, a robotic system for an ophthalmic injection facility includes one or more patient transportation robots and an ophthalmic injection robot located in a treatment hub of the ophthalmic injection facility. Each patient transportation robot includes a drive system, one or more sensors, a patient interface (PI) system, a chair, and a control system configured to navigate to the treatment hub based on the sensor data. The ophthalmic injection robot includes a support frame, a robotic arm, and a control system. The robotic arm includes one or more cameras and a docking assembly including a needle. The control system is configured to position the docking assembly to couple the docking assembly to a PI device attached to an eye of the patient, inject a drug through the needle into the eye of the patient, and position the docking assembly to decouple the docking assembly from the PI device.

Abstract: A stereoscopic imaging platform includes a stereoscopic camera configured to record left and right images of a target site. A robotic arm is operatively connected to the stereoscopic camera, the robotic arm being adapted to selectively move the stereoscopic camera relative to the target. The stereoscopic camera includes a lens assembly having at least one lens and defining a working distance. The lens assembly has at least one focus motor adapted to move the at least one lens to selectively vary the working distance. A controller is adapted to selectively execute one or more automatic focusing modes for the stereoscopic camera. The controller has a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The automatic focusing modes include a target locking mode. The target locking mode is adapted to maintain a focus of the at least one stereoscopic image while the robotic arm is moving the stereoscopic camera.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, a surgical package is described that facilitates opening by an end effector of a robotic system. The surgical package includes a body defining an interior volume configured to store one or more surgical items therein. A first portion of the body defines a first opening into the interior volume. The surgical package further includes a cover defining a sealing surface configured to contact the first portion to cover the first opening and isolate the interior volume from ambient, and a projecting interface that extends beyond an areal extent of the first portion. The projecting interface is configured to be manipulated by the end effector to overcome a sealing force between the cover and the first portion.

Abstract: A robotic imaging system includes a camera configured to obtain one or more images of a target site. A robotic arm is operatively connected to the camera, the robotic arm being adapted to selectively move the camera in a movement sequence. The robotic imaging system includes a sensor configured to detect and transmit sensor data related to a respective position and/or a respective speed of the camera. A controller is configured to receive the sensor data, the controller having a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The controller is adapted to selectively execute a collision avoidance mode, which includes determining a trajectory scaling factor for the camera. The trajectory scaling factor is applied to modulate the respective speed when the camera and/or the robotic arm are in a predefined buffer zone.

Abstract: A robotic imaging system includes a body with a head unit, a robotic arm and a coupling plate. A camera is positioned in the head unit and configured to record one or more images of a target site. The camera is operatively connected to one or more handles. A plurality of sensors is configured to transmit sensor data. The sensors include at least one primary sensor configured to detect respective force and/or respective torque applied at the body and at least one auxiliary sensor configured to detect the respective force and/or the respective torque applied at the one or more handles. A controller is configured to receive the sensor data and execute a contact management mode, including determining a contact location of the body with an external object based in part on the sensor data and determining a reverse trajectory for moving the body away from the contact location.

Abstract: A robotic imaging system includes a camera configured to obtain one or more images of a target site. A robotic arm is operatively connected to the camera, the robotic arm being adapted to selectively move the camera in a movement sequence. A force-based sensor is configured to detect and transmit sensor data related to at least one of force and/or torque imparted by a user for moving the camera. The system includes a controller configured to receive the sensor data. The controller has a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The controller is adapted to selectively execute a collision avoidance mode, including applying a respective correction force to modify the movement sequence when the camera and/or the robotic arm enter a predefined buffer zone.

Abstract: A robotic imaging system includes a camera configured to obtain one or more images of a target site. A robotic arm is operatively connected to the camera, the robotic arm being adapted to selectively move the camera in a movement sequence. The robotic imaging system includes a sensor configured to detect and transmit sensor data related to a respective position and/or a respective speed of the camera. A controller is configured to receive the sensor data, the controller having a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The controller is adapted to selectively execute a collision avoidance mode, which includes determining a trajectory scaling factor for the camera. The trajectory scaling factor is applied to modulate the respective speed when the camera and/or the robotic arm are in a predefined buffer zone.

Abstract: A system for guiding an ophthalmic procedure is disclosed. The system includes a housing assembly with a head unit configured to be at least partially directed towards a target site in an eye. An optical coherence tomography (OCT) module and stereoscopic visualization camera are at least partially located in the head unit and configured to obtain a first set and a second set of volumetric data, respectively. A controller is configured to register the first set and second set of volumetric data to create a third set of registered volumetric data. The third set and second set of registered volumetric data are rendered, via a volumetric render module, to a first and second region. The first region and the second region are overlaid to obtain a shared composite view of the target site. The controller is configured to extract structural features and/or enable visualization of the target site.

Abstract: A stereoscopic imaging platform includes a stereoscopic camera configured to record left and right images of a target site. A robotic arm is operatively connected to the stereoscopic camera, the robotic arm being adapted to selectively move the stereoscopic camera relative to the target. The stereoscopic camera includes a lens assembly having at least one lens and defining a working distance. The lens assembly has at least one focus motor adapted to move the at least one lens to selectively vary the working distance. A controller is adapted to selectively execute one or more automatic focusing modes for the stereoscopic camera. The automatic focusing modes include a continuous autofocus mode adapted to maintain a focus of the at least one stereoscopic image while the robotic arm is moving the stereoscopic camera and the target site is moving along at least an axial direction.

Abstract: A robotic imaging system includes a camera configured to obtain one or more images of a target site. A robotic arm is operatively connected to the camera, the robotic arm being adapted to selectively move the camera in a movement sequence. A force-based sensor is configured to detect and transmit sensor data related to at least one of force and/or torque imparted by a user for moving the camera. The system includes a controller configured to receive the sensor data. The controller has a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The controller is adapted to selectively execute a collision avoidance mode, including applying a respective correction force to modify the movement sequence when the camera and/or the robotic arm enter a predefined buffer zone.

Abstract: A stereoscopic imaging platform includes a stereoscopic camera configured to record left and right images of a target site. A robotic arm is operatively connected to the stereoscopic camera, the robotic arm being adapted to selectively move the stereoscopic camera relative to the target. The stereoscopic camera includes a lens assembly having at least one lens and defining a working distance. The lens assembly has at least one focus motor adapted to move the at least one lens to selectively vary the working distance. A controller is adapted to selectively execute one or more automatic focusing modes for the stereoscopic camera. The controller has a processor and tangible, non-transitory memory on which instructions are recorded. The automatic focusing modes include a disparity mode and/or a sharpness control mode which are adapted to at least partially rely on disparity feedback to change the working distance in order to achieve focus.

Abstract: A system for guiding an ophthalmic procedure is disclosed. The system includes a housing assembly with a head unit configured to be at least partially directed towards a target site in an eye. An optical coherence tomography (OCT) module and stereoscopic visualization camera are at least partially located in the head unit and configured to obtain a first set and a second set of volumetric data, respectively. A controller is configured to register the first set and second set of volumetric data to create a third set of registered volumetric data. The third set and second set of registered volumetric data are rendered, via a volumetric render module, to a first and second region. The first region and the second region are overlaid to obtain a shared composite view of the target site. The controller is configured to extract structural features and/or enable visualization of the target site.

Abstract: A stereoscopic imaging platform includes a stereoscopic camera configured to record left and right images of a target site. A robotic arm is operatively connected to the stereoscopic camera, the robotic arm being adapted to selectively move the stereoscopic camera relative to the target. The stereoscopic camera includes a lens assembly having at least one lens and defining a working distance. The lens assembly has at least one focus motor adapted to move the at least one lens to selectively vary the working distance. A controller is adapted to selectively execute one or more automatic focusing modes for the stereoscopic camera. The automatic focusing modes include a continuous autofocus mode adapted to maintain a focus of the at least one stereoscopic image while the robotic arm is moving the stereoscopic camera and the target site is moving along at least an axial direction.

Abstract: A method and system for determining strategies with regards to product protection and market exclusivity. The method and system including various processes to determine product protection and market exclusivity based on various information from both the product side, such as clinical trial dates, revenue, naming conventions, time to market, and/or other regulatory and product strategy aspects, and from the intellectual property side, such as patent file dates, patent term extensions, trademarks, or other intellectual property strategies and requirements.

Abstract: Ophthalmic viewing systems for visualizing structures on and in an eye of a medical patient include an ophthalmic microscope, a gonioscopy device configured to work with the ophthalmic microscope to provide an image of an interior of the patient's eye, and a robotic arm configured to hold the gonioscopy device in a position in relation to the ophthalmic microscope and the patient's eye to provide the image of the eye's interior.

Abstract: A system for performing ophthalmic surgery includes a robotic positioning system including an end effector. The robotic positioning system is configured to position the end effector with at least five degrees of freedom. An ophthalmic surgical instrument is mounted to the end effector along with an accessory device configured to facilitate performance of an ophthalmic treatment by the ophthalmic surgical instrument. The robotic positioning system may be controlled to enforce anatomical boundaries and implement predefined motion profiles.

Abstract: A system includes an actuator, one or more items of diagnostic equipment configured to perform ophthalmic measurement, and one or more items of treatment equipment configured to facilitate performance of an ophthalmic treatment with respect to an eye of a patient. A controller is coupled to the actuator and is configured to cause the actuator to transfer the one or more items of diagnostic equipment and the one or more items of treatment equipment into and out of a region in front of an eye of the patient. The ophthalmic treatment may be a LASIK or SMILE treatment using refractive error and/or eye geometry measured using the diagnostic equipment.

Abstract: A system includes an actuator, one or more items of diagnostic equipment configured to perform ophthalmic measurement, and one or more items of treatment equipment configured to facilitate performance of an ophthalmic treatment with respect to an eye of a patient. A controller is coupled to the actuator and is configured to cause the actuator to transfer the one or more items of diagnostic equipment and the one or more items of treatment equipment into and out of a region in front of an eye of the patient. The ophthalmic treatment may be a LASIK or SMILE treatment using refractive error and/or eye geometry measured using the diagnostic equipment.