Abstract: Surgical systems as well as methods for the operation thereof having a surgical instrument connected to a surgical apparatus and controlled by the latter. The surgical apparatus controls at least one operation parameter (B) of the surgical instrument. For example, the operation parameter (B) can be a parameter of an electrical output signal, such as an amplitude and/or a frequency and/or a wave form. The surgical system has an evaluation unit that is configured to identify the currently carried out or planned type of use (V) of the surgical instrument or the entire surgical system, wherein the type of use (V) is characteristic for the type of surgery that is to be carried out. At least one pattern parameter (M) is assigned to the identified type of use (V), which can be compared to a respectively assigned operation parameter (B). Based on the result of the comparison, at least one measure (X) can be started, e.g. the output of an information (INF) and/or the adaption of at least one operation parameter (B).

Abstract: A visualization device for diagnosis and therapy monitoring of a treatment of biological tissue is disclosed. The visualization device comprises a camera and an image processor. The latter is configured to detect reference structures present on the tissue in images created by the camera. The image processor detects and tracks optical indicators created by the examination, e.g. in a staining test. The optical indicators can be stained areas. Due to the detection and tracking of the structures, the image processing device determines changes in perspective and creates transformation rules. By means of the latter, the image processing device inserts the indicators, representations and treatment points at the correct position into the reference image irrespective of position changes of the camera, the patient and tissue distortions. The optical indicators characterizing tissue in need of treatment are detected in the correct position independent of patient movements and movements of the treating person.

Abstract: A treatment device allows a treatment of tissue with a treatment medium that does not directly show a tissue trace with manual as well as machine instrument guidance and under adjustment of a treatment plan map, due to preceding treatments. The treatment plan map represents the transformation rules for the treating person. The concept allows the adaption to different patients or patient collectives as well as the individualization of the creation of the treatment plan map with regard to the using treating persons.

Abstract: Devices and methods for image-based treatment with an instrument configured to apply variable amounts of treatment medium at different locations. Devices having an image caption device that is configured to capture the area to be treated. The device comprises an evaluation device that is configured to determine a treatment trace of the treatment medium relative to the area to be treated from data of the image capture device and to determine a spatially resolved dosage for the area to be treated based on the treatment trace. Devices having a representation device that is configured to display the treatment trace and/or the spatially resolved dosage optically for a user, relative to the tissue. Methods to optically indicate the locations of the area to be treated of the tissue surface that have already been treated and/or the dosage with which the respective treated locations have been treated.

Abstract: A tissue analysis device is described having a light receiving device and a spectrometer device for determination of tissue characteristics which includes an evaluation device connected with an assignment device. The evaluation device serves for determination of at least one tissue characteristic of a biological tissue, e.g. of its type or an infection with a disease. The assignment device serves for assignment of a suitable transmission curve model that models the contamination of the light receiving device. For different degrees of contamination different transmission curve models are provided that comprise reliability values for each tissue characteristic that can be determined respectively. Not only the tissue analysis can be achieved, but also the indication of the reliability with which the analysis has been carried out, i.e. how reliable the indication of the tissue characteristic is.

Abstract: A NOx absorber catalyst for treating an exhaust gas from a diesel engine. The NOx absorber catalyst comprises a first region comprising a NOx absorber material comprising a molecular sieve catalyst, and a second region comprising a nitrogen dioxide reduction material; and a substrate having an inlet end and an outlet end.