Abstract: A sterile interface module includes a body member that couples a surgical instrument to a robotic surgical assembly, a first drive transfer assembly supported by the body member, and a rotatable collar supported on the body member. The first drive transfer assembly includes a drive coupler and a transfer shaft extending from the drive coupler. The drive coupler is engagable with the robotic surgical assembly and the transfer shaft is engagable with the surgical instrument. The drive coupler and the transfer assembly are robotically movable to operate an end effector of the surgical instrument. The rotatable collar is operably associated with the first drive transfer assembly and is manually movable relative to the body member to manually operate the end effector of the surgical instrument.

Abstract: A device to support an article with an oblong and flexible configuration, to be subjected to a washing, sterilization and/or heat disinfection treatment, including a frame defining a support plane configured to receive and support one article to be treated. The support device includes a plurality of holding and positioning elements associated with the frame and that define a plurality of housing seatings disposed aligned along a positioning path and each configured to receive and hold a portion of the article in a predefined position.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for identifying and counting objects having identifiers entering and exiting a surgical field are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus has an entry scanner, a hand held scanner and an exit scanner for generating a detection field and for receiving data which identifies said objects. In another embodiment, the apparatus has a plurality of lower antennas and an upper antenna for generating a detection field and for receiving data which identifies said objects. Various surgical devices with identifiers and methods for preventing electromagnetic coupling between and protecting objects and identifier are also provided. The invention further provides apparatus and methods comprising a handheld scanner and a mat adapted to underlie a patient during a surgical procedure.

Abstract: Embodiments include a lighting assembly includes an elongate gasket body formed of a resilient, optically transmissive material. The gasket body includes a light source cavity at least partially defined by a light transmission portion and an attachment channel configured to attach the gasket body to a mount. A light source is disposed in the light source cavity. Other embodiments include securement ring including a clamp portion and a lighting assembly portion. The clamp portion includes first and second segments, each being semi-annular in shape and curving between first and second ends, the first end of the first segment coupled to the second end of the second segment and the second end of the first segment coupled to the first end of the second segment to collectively form an aperture. The lighting assembly portion includes a first and second segments, each being semi-annular in shape and including a light source.

Abstract: A method for using a surgical enhanced visualization system for enhancing a surgical operation includes the steps of acquiring patient reference data, loading the patient reference data and features into the computer, and acquiring live data from the operating suite during the surgical operation, where the live data includes a live three dimensional model of the patient. The method continues with the steps of registering the patient reference data and live data and displaying in real time an overlay of selected registered patient reference data onto the patient through the headset worn by the surgeon. The surgical enhanced visualization system may include a computer adapted to store reference data, a sensor module inside the surgical suite that is configured to record live data during the surgical procedure, and an augmented reality headset configured to display both live data and reference data to the surgeon during the surgical procedure.

Abstract: Systems and methods for image detection during grasping and stapling include an end effector having a first jaw and a second jaw, an imaging sensor mounted to the end effector and configured to capture images of a material graspable by the end effector, and one or more processors coupled to the end effector and the imaging sensor. The one or more processors are configured to receive the images from the imaging sensor, determine one or more properties of the material based on the images, and display the one or more properties of the material on an interface. In some embodiments, the end effector is part of a medical tool and the material is anatomical tissue. In some embodiments, the end effector further includes one or more of a stapling mechanism configured to staple the material or a cutting mechanism configured to cut the material.

Abstract: A guide unit for guiding a medical object such as a needle includes a locking unit, by which the guide unit may be disposed on the medical object. In order to enable a position of a medical object to be precisely determined, an aligning element that is in a fixed pose relative to the locking unit is provided. A contour that has a higher radiopacity than a remainder of the aligning element is disposed on the aligning element.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a surgical robot system may include an end-effector element configured for controlled movement and positioning and tracking of surgical instruments and objects relative to an image of a patient's anatomical structure. In some embodiments the end-effector and instruments may be tracked by surgical robot system and displayed to a user. In some embodiments, tracking of a target anatomical structure and objects, both in a navigation space and an image space, may be provided by a dynamic reference base located at a position away from the target anatomical structure.

Abstract: Provided is a stable mounting for a robotic arm, a tool changer for a robotic arm, a motion restrictor for a robotic-arm controlled steerable tool, a dispenser unit for applying a sterile drape over a robotic arm, and a tool radial actuation assembly (TRAA), a robotic arm fitting radial actuation assembly (FRAA).

Abstract: The various embodiments herein relate to releasable attachment devices for use with surgical tools that include a fixed jaw fixedly coupled to a joint housing, a moveable jaw rotationally coupled to the joint housing, and an actuation mechanism operably coupled to the joint housing.

Abstract: In a surgical system in which surgical instruments are manipulated using robotic arms that move in response to user input from a plurality of input devices. Images capturing an instrument positioned within view of a camera are received. At least one characteristic of the surgical instrument is determined by the system based on the image data. The system automatically assigns the surgical instrument to a user input device, or controls movement of the robotic manipulator carrying the instrument, based on the at least one characteristic. The surgical instrument is then robotically maneuvered by the corresponding robotic arm based on user input to the user input device.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a medical instrument tracking system includes a medical instrument including a handle and different interchangeable heads for insertion into the handle having a handle position-tracking transducer disposed thereon, different respective ones of the interchangeable heads having differently positioned respective head position-tracking transducers disposed thereon so as when the different respective ones of the heads are inserted into the handle, the different respective head position-tracking transducers define different respective positions relative to the handle position-tracking transducer, and processing circuitry to receive signals generated by the handle position-tracking transducer and the respective head position-tracking transducer of a respective one of the heads inserted into the handle, compute a relative position between the handle position-tracking transducer and the head position-tracking transducer of the inserted interchangeable head, and identify which interchangeable head is

Abstract: An elastic matrix system for use during a dental restoration process is provided. In one embodiment, among others, the matrix system may include a restoration band having an elongated body between a first end and a second end. The restoration band comprises a top edge and a bottom edge. The matrix system also includes an upper circular rim of elastic material that has a first channel. The top edge of the restoration band is positioned in the first channel, and the restoration band expands and contracts a circumference of the matrix system along the first channel as the upper circular rim is manipulated. The matrix system also includes a lower circular rim of elastic material that has a second channel. The elastic sleeve attaches the upper circular rim to lower circular rim.

Abstract: A method and system for making an orthodontic aligner, as well as an orthodontic aligner. The method comprising: determining at least one super contact region between upper teeth and lower teeth of a subject, the super contact region comprising identifying an area around an at least one contact region between the upper teeth and the lower teeth which exceeds a predetermined magnitude of contact between the upper and lower teeth during a predefined upper/lower teeth position; and generating a digital model of the aligner comprising applying the determined super contact region to a digital model of a pre-form aligner such that a thickness of the aligner body at the determined super contact region is less than a thickness of the aligner body at regions which are not determined super contact regions.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and apparatuses for analyzing a patient's dental arches in order to generate a treatment plan for the dentition. In particular described herein are methods and apparatuses for determining accurate standardized tooth numbering even when there are missing and/or supernumerary teeth.

Abstract: A dental device includes a mouthpiece configured to sit against occlusal surfaces of a patient's teeth and a motor connected to the mouthpiece. The motor is configured to vibrate the mouthpiece at a frequency between 60 and 120 Hz and an acceleration between 0.03G and 0.06G such that the mouthpiece places an axial vibratory force on the occlusal surfaces.

Abstract: This present invention provides an orthodontic aligner installed on a user's teeth which includes a target tooth and an anchor tooth, the orthodontic aligner comprising a shell having a space constructed by receding of the shell, and a recess formed by recessing from one side of edge of the shell, and an extension formed by protruding from another side of edge of the shell, wherein the recess is located corresponding to position of the target tooth and the extension portion is located corresponding to position of the anchor tooth. This present invention also provides an orthodontic aligner assembly and manufacturing method therefor. So, only the target tooth needs to be moved will be moved during orthodontic treatment processes which can reduce sequels and the target tooth could make a predictable and long distance movement because of the recess without changing aligner frequently.

Abstract: Continuous adjustment appliances are provided that can store a large number of geometries that can be successively accessed throughout orthodontic treatment, with each geometry can correspond to an arrangement of the patient's teeth. An appliance according to the present disclosure can be stimulated to transition among the myriad geometries, which can include changes to the overall shape of the appliance as well as the position and geometry of the cavities corresponding to a patient's teeth. Methods of creating the continuous adjustment appliances and methods of treatment using the continuous adjustment appliances are also revealed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a fixture for a dental implant and an implant system comprising the same. The implant system of the present inventive concept comprises: a first fixture having a first body part and a first continuous screw part which is formed in a spiral around the outer circumferential surface of the first body part and is formed continuously without a break; and a second fixture having a second body part that is identical to the first body part, and a second continuous screw part which is formed in a spiral around the outer circumferential surface of the second body part and which has an outer diameter that differs from that of the first continuous screw part. The present inventive concept allows implant operations to be carried out in a more straightforward fashion than hitherto since, even if initial fixture placement fails, a subsequent fixture can be placed straight away without any further drilling work.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dental implant comprising: a first coupling part 150 is provided on an inner surface of the axial hole of the fixture, the first coupling part comprising a coupling recess depressed outward, in a predetermined location on the inner surface of the axial hole, and a first corresponding coupling part provided on an outer circumferential surface of the coupling leg 122 to be complementarily coupled to the first coupling part 150, the first corresponding coupling part comprising a coupling protrusion, wherein, in a state in which the abutment is fitted into the fixture by complementary coupling between the first coupling part and the first corresponding coupling part; when a rotation force applied to the abutment has less than a predetermined level, the abutment is prevented from rotating relative to the fixture in a circumferential direction, and when the rotation force applied to the abutment is equal to or greater than the predetermined level, the coupling leg of the abutment is

Abstract: The present invention relates to a receptacle for a dental implant (1) having an implant extension (2), said receptacle comprising: a cover (10) which is formed along a longitudinal axis with a first end section (11) which is open to the outside in the direction of the longitudinal axis and with a second end section (12) which is closed to the outside, wherein the cover (10) surrounds an interior space (15) which is open to the first end section (11) and in which a holder (20) is arranged along the longitudinal axis, said holder having a channel which is open to the outside along the longitudinal axis, the channel being formed to partially receive and to hold the implant extension (2) during transport; and a bottom receptacle (14) formed tubularly along the longitudinal axis with an outer third end section (14a) and an opposing fourth end section (14b), the third end section (14a) being sealed tightly to the outside, wherein the fourth end section (14b) of the bottom receptacle (14) and the first end section

Abstract: An accurate and precise surgical guide for dental procedures, especially a procedure involving a subject with few or no teeth as well as methods for making and use of such guides.

Abstract: The invention relates to a squeeze-out device for driving out a highly viscous dental material from a cartridge system, having an actuator, a motor, a controller, an operating device and at least one force sensor, wherein at least one discharging plunger of the cartridge system is drivable by the actuator, wherein the actuator is drivable by the motor or mechanically transmitted driving of the actuator is supportable by the motor, wherein the operating device is manually operable, wherein the at least one force sensor is connected to the operating device such that at least the magnitude of a force acting on the operating device and/or at least the magnitude of a torque acting on the operating device is measurable, and wherein the motor is controllable by the controller depending on the measured magnitude of the force acting on the operating device and/or of the torque acting on the operating device, said magnitude being measured by the at least one force sensor.

Abstract: A method and system for making a preformed dental membrane using three-dimensional (3D) patient data. A patient jaw having insufficient bone at a surgical site may be scanned to provide a 3D image which may be used to design a virtual preformed dental membrane and fabricate for placement over packed bone graft substitute.

Abstract: A system for performing dental surgery on a subject includes a central processing unit that controls automated operation of the system and a display that renders an image of a target tooth requiring surgical intervention. The image of a target tooth is created from an image file received from the CPU. An input device receives surgical instructions from a user for providing the surgical intervention with the instructions being subsequently received by the central processing unit. The instructions include visual indications on the image of a target tooth that are to be treated. The system also includes a segmented dental handpiece that has a first segment attached to a second segment. The second segment is attached to a dental drill head and is movable with respect to the first segment under control of the CPU. The first segment can be held stationary relative to the target tooth by an operator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental device adapted to be connected to a dental implant fixture, wherein the device at least comprises an scan body comprising polyether ether ketone (PEEK) adapted to be connected to the dental implant fixture and adapted to be captured by a scanning device, and a customizable gingiva body mounted to the scan body in a fixed position, wherein the gingiva body comprises a thermoplastic polymer adapted to be captured by a scanning device and at least partially comprising a polymer comprising a melting point of ?35° C. and ?80° C. In addition, the invention relates to a process for the production of a customized dental model and the use of a digital model obtained by the inventive process to produce customized crown models.

Abstract: An oral hygiene device is provided. The oral hygiene device includes a body having a base and first and second opposing sides extending from the base and defining a gap there between. The device may further include a plurality of corresponding notch pairs, wherein each corresponding notch pair has a first notch positioned in the first opposing side and a second notch positioned in the second opposing side. The location of the notch pairs may coincide with a user's mouth and in particular to the position of the user's teeth within the mouth. As such, a fibrous material, such as floss, may be coupled to the device such that the material spans the gap between at least one of the corresponding notch pairs so that the material may be inserted into the spaces between the user's teeth when the device is placed into the user's mouth.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electric toothbrush, comprising: a handle; a drive element provided in the handle, an output shaft of the drive element extending out of the handle; a brush head disposed at one end of the output shaft remote from the handle and connected to the output shaft; and a stress triggering element and a stress detecting element, which are oppositely provided on surfaces of the output shaft; wherein the stress triggering element is configured for producing stress concentration at the position where the stress triggering element is located when the output shaft motions; and the stress detecting element is configured for detecting the stress at the position where the stress triggering element is located, thereby obtaining a pressure corresponding to the stress, the electric toothbrush as provided offers a simple structure for pressure detection.

Abstract: A replacement toothbrush head assembly is provided for an electric toothbrush. The replacement toothbrush head assembly is provided in the form of an assembly that includes a head portion and a stem portion, such that the head portion may be selectively and easily attached and detached from the stem portion. The head includes a plurality of bristles extending from a main body having a coupling portion. The stem includes a corresponding locking portion configured to receive the coupling portion, such that the head is releasably coupled to the stem in an assembled condition.

Abstract: Measuring instrument for orthodontic appliances comprising a body with a handle and a rectilinear head oriented orthogonally to the handle, wherein from a distal edge of the head protrudes an appendix, wherein said appendix is orthogonal to the head, that is, the appendix is oriented parallel to the handle, and is formed by a base having a predetermined width from which emerges a pin having a length which is also predetermined; the head is provided with a millimeter scale on at least one side of the appendix; the width of the base is a value selected among a plurality of predetermined values and is equal to the distance between the bodies of a palatal expander in closed configuration.

Abstract: A periodontal pocket depth measuring device comprising: a main body; a probe tabular in shape extending from a side of the main body and the probe is mounted within the main body, the probe comprises a concave structure which is located at the front end of the protruding direction and in the middle of the tabular width direction; a lip extending from the side of the main body along the same protruding direction as the probe, wherein the lip can freely move in parallel to the protruding direction, the lip is slidably mounted into the main body and is located close to the probe; and a measuring portion measuring the depth by measuring the movement in a direction opposite to the lip protruding direction.

Abstract: A system having at least one dental blank and an associated shade guide. The dental blank exhibits a non-uniform color shading, and the shade guide comprises a plurality of shade specimens each exhibiting a particular color shading representing the same color shading present in a partial area within the dental blank. A method of making a dental restoration includes the use of the system. The invention facilitates making a dental restoration having a color shading resembling the color shading of a natural tooth.

Abstract: A protective cone effective as a veterinary restraint when fitted on an animal. The protective cone may have a substantially transparent body with inner and outer arcuate sides extending between end sides. An adjustable closure may releasably secure the end sides into a closed configuration of a truncated cone about an animal's neck and head. The protective cone may have perforations to pass air. The protective cone may have padding on the inner and outer arcuate sides. A substantially circular detachable mesh cover may cover the top opening of the protective cone. A compressible collar may be attached to the bottom opening of the protective cone.

Abstract: A medical device for shutting off a body channel is provided including a band section that can be placed around the body tissue surrounding a body channel and can be closed to form a ring enclosing a passage opening for the body tissue, and has a cavity which makes up one part of a working fluid receiving chamber of the device, for receiving working fluid, and a pump unit for conveying the working fluid. The passage opening is made smaller by introducing the working fluid into the cavity. The arrangement also includes a storage container that has a flexible wall which delimits a storage chamber, wherein to apply an additional force to the body tissue guided through the passage opening, the volume of the storage chamber is made smaller by increasing an ambient pressure acting on the storage container, and the wall of the storage container is at least substantially non-extensible.

Abstract: A medical device for shutting off an anatomical channel is provided, including: a band section that can be placed around the body tissue surrounding said body channel and can be closed to form a ring enclosing a passage opening for the body tissue, and that includes a cavity which makes up one part of a receiving chamber of the arrangement, for receiving working fluid; and a pump unit for conveying said working fluid. The passage opening can be made smaller by introducing the working fluid into the cavity. The device includes an expansion body having an expansion chamber, wherein the expansion body is arranged in the receiving chamber for the working fluid or on the band section, on a side of said band section that faces the passage opening, and the expansion chamber can be made bigger by introducing an auxiliary fluid, which is separate from the working fluid, into the expansion chamber.

Abstract: A surgical device for assisting in the placement of a prosthetic implant. One or more sheets of polymer are in the form of a conical frustum such that a proximal end is sealed and a distal end is open, with an elongated slit extending from the distal end toward the proximal end. A single opening is formed by the distal opening and the elongated slit with a set of inter-lockable fastener elements disposed along opposing sides and configured to seal the elongated slit such that the distal end remains open to allow for egress of the prosthetic implant for placement into a surgical pocket. A lubricious coating is applied to the interior cavity of the frustum in addition to one or more surface active coatings. Movement of the prosthetic implant across the one or more surface active coatings causes the coatings to provide one or more offered benefits.

Abstract: A composite scaffold having a highly porous interior with increased surface area and void volume is surrounded by a flexible support structure that substantially maintains its three-dimensional shape under tension and provides mechanical reinforcement during repair or reconstruction of soft tissue while simultaneously facilitating regeneration of functional tissue.

Abstract: A composite scaffold having a highly porous interior with increased surface area and void volume is surrounded by a flexible support structure that substantially maintains its three-dimensional shape under tension and provides mechanical reinforcement during repair or reconstruction of soft tissue while simultaneously facilitating regeneration of functional tissue.

Abstract: This present invention generally relates to devices and methods for repairing an aperture in a biological tissue. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a system for closing an aperture in a biological tissue including a handle, an elongate shaft connected to the handle, and a deployment scaffold connected to the shaft, in which the scaffold is configured to releasably retain a surgical implant and the scaffold is configured to deploy and attach the surgical implant to the biological tissue.

Abstract: A filter, including a main body part. The main body part includes a heart-proximal end, a plurality of connecting segments, and a first filter mesh connecting between the heart-proximal end and the plurality of connecting segments. An end of the connecting segments that is connected to the first filter mesh is bent towards a central longitudinal axis of the filter to form a bending part. A vertical distance between a proximal end of the bending part and the central longitudinal axis of the filter is less than a vertical distance between a distal end of the bending part and the central longitudinal axis of the filter.

Abstract: A stent assembly for insertion into an airway of a patient includes a stent defining an interior pathway along a length of the stent. The stent assembly includes a removal instrument for removal of the stent from the airway of the patient. The removal instrument is configured to cause a helical motion of the stent to remove the stent from the airway of the patient.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally pertains to methods and kits for preparing an ACL repair surgical implant, the method including drilling femoral and tibial bone plugs of a tendon graft to create medial to lateral holes, and passing a braided suture around the tendinous portion of the tibial end, through soft tissue, and out the tibial end. Next, an anterior to posterior femoral hole is drilled, and a flat-braided suture is passed through the femoral medial to lateral hole and, using a bent needle, passed through junctions of the femoral bone plug and the tendinous portion and out through junctions of the tibial bone plug and the tendinous portion on both sides of the graft. Ends of the flat-braided suture are crisscrossed through the medial to lateral tibial hole. A bone-to-bone fixation suture assembly is passed through the anterior to posterior femoral hole.

Abstract: A composite scaffold having a highly porous interior with increased surface area and void volume is surrounded by a flexible support structure that substantially maintains its three-dimensional shape under tension and provides mechanical reinforcement during repair or reconstruction of soft tissue while simultaneously facilitating regeneration of functional tissue.

Abstract: A composite scaffold having a highly porous interior with increased surface area and void volume is surrounded by a flexible support structure that substantially maintains its three-dimensional shape under tension and provides mechanical reinforcement during repair or reconstruction of soft tissue while simultaneously facilitating regeneration of functional tissue.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medical implant (1), comprising at least a first cortical fixation device (200) for fixing a ligament or tendon graft (G) in a desired position, wherein said first cortical fixation device (200) comprises a body (201) having a front side (201a) and a rear side (201b), which rear side (201b) faces away from the front side (201a), and wherein said body (201) comprises a first and an adjacent second through-hole (210, 211), which through-holes (210, 211) extend from the front side (201a) to the rear side (201b) of said body. According to the invention the medical implant (1) further comprises a first suture thread (100) extending through the through-holes (210, 211) and forming a twisted loop (104) and a non-twisted loop (105) on the front side (201a) of the body (201), and a sliding knot (108) on the rear side (201b) of the body (201), and wherein the medical implant (1) comprises a second suture thread (300) extending through the sliding knot (108).

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an implant system for securing tissue to bone, including a first fixation member releasably engaged to a first inserter, the first fixation member having a throughbore adapted to accept a filament therethrough and a cannulation extending from a proximal end of the first fixation member to a distal end of the first fixation member, the first inserter positioned through the cannulation and having a distal tip extending distally beyond the distal end of the first fixation member, and a second fixation member releasably engaged to a second inserter different from the first inserter, the second fixation member having a size capable of being positioned within the bonehole.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides anchor bolsters for three-dimensional biologic scaffolds, including related methods of formation and use. The composite bolster-scaffold provides an improved device to securely anchor a three-dimensional tissue scaffold in position relative to surrounding anatomic structures, allowing time for colonization of native cells and subsequent incorporation of the three-dimensional tissue scaffold by the recipient tissue bed.

Abstract: A breast implant comprising an outer shell that may be filled with saline or a double shell comprising two chambers, wherein the outer shell may be filled with silicone gel and the inner shell may be filled with saline. Alternatively, the single lumen saline chamber may contain several bubble shells disposed within the lumen to baffle the saline, giving the implant a more gel-like feel. The implant may be selectively filled with saline via a self-sealing valve located on the superior edge of the exterior surface of the outer shell. The valve is palpable but small enough so as not to bother the patient. The valve includes an injection port that provides access to the saline lumen so that the size of the shell is adjustable.

Abstract: Intraocular lenses and related assemblies and intraocular attachment methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an intraocular lens assembly comprises a helical-shaped coil fastener to affix an intraocular lens to an iris to correct for astigmatism, presbyopia, and/or myopia or hyperopia. The helical-shaped coil fastener comprises a head and a helical wire extending from a bottom surface of the head and comprising a pointed tip opposite the head. The helical-shaped coil fastener is configured to be affixed to the iris by rotatable penetration of the iris, and thus can be removed from the iris by reverse rotation of the helical-shaped coil fastener. The helical-shaped coil fastener has a low volume, large surface area, low cross-sectional area of penetration, and an oblique angle of penetration. Thus, the helical-shaped coil fastener is easy to apply, easy to remove, minimizes tissue damage, maximizes stability, and minimizes penetration force.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improving vision of a subject implanted with an intraocular lens (IOL) that has a non-zero residual spherical error that requires an estimated diffractive power addition in the IOL. In some embodiments, a plurality of laser pulses are applied to the IOL, the laser pulses being configured to produce, by refractive index writing on the IOL, the estimated diffractive power addition to correct for the residual spherical error.