Patents Issued in June 27, 2024
  • Publication number: 20240206961
    Abstract: In one exemplary mode, a system includes a progressive cavity pump (PCP) comprising a housing, a rotor, a stator, and ports, one port being configured to be connected to an irrigation reservoir, an ablation catheter comprising at least one ablation electrode, at least one irrigation hole, and an irrigation channel having a distal end connected to the irrigation hole(s), and a proximal end configured to be connected to another port of the PCP, a motor comprising a drive shaft which is configured to be connected to the PCP, and drive rotation of, the rotor of the progressive cavity pump, and a controller configured to control a rotatory speed of the motor to control a flow rate of the PCP so as to pump irrigation fluid from the irrigation reservoir into the irrigation channel and out of the irrigation hole(s) of the ablation catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventor: Assaf Govari
  • Publication number: 20240206962
    Abstract: An ablation device and method for pulsed field ablation, the device comprising a catheter including an expandable basket, a set of electrodes formed on the expandable basket, and a pulse generator suitable for generating electric pulses wherein the pulse generator being in electrical connection with the set of electrodes. The expandable basket is formed of a braided mesh of filaments, wherein the filaments are made of nonconductive material, wherein at least portion of the filaments comprises a lumen, or is made by molding, wherein the filaments further include electrodes and conductive wires. The conductive wires at least partially lead inside of the lumen of the filaments, or are overmolded and are electrically connected to the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Vojtech NEDVED, Jirí DASEK, Martin HANULIAK, Ahmad HIJAZI
  • Publication number: 20240206963
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for transvascular ablation of target tissue. The devices and methods may, in some examples, be used for splanchnic nerve ablation to increase splanchnic venous blood capacitance to treat at least one of heart failure and hypertension. For example, the devices disclosed herein may be advanced endovascularly to a target vessel in the region of a thoracic splanchnic nerve (TSN), such as a greater splanchnic nerve (GSN) or a TSN nerve root. Also disclosed are methods of treating heart failure, such as HFpEF, by endovascularly ablating a thoracic splanchnic nerve to increase venous capacitance and reduce pulmonary blood pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Anisha BAPNA, Zoar Jacob ENGELMAN, Howard LEVIN, Pajhand IRANITALAB, Casey Andrew MILLER, Thomas Ryan MCGRATH, Manuel Arzadon JAVIER, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240206964
    Abstract: A pulmonary treatment catheter and handle system including a catheter assembly with insertion tube coupled to a handle assembly. The system is further removably coupleable to a delivery device, such as a flexible bronchoscope or endoscope, having a port for coupling the handle assembly thereto, and a working channel in communication with the port for delivering the catheter assembly through the delivery device and into a body lumen. Optionally, a port channel of the port can be collinear with the working channel of the delivery device. The catheter assembly, handle assembly, and delivery device cooperate together to facilitate delivery and positioning of a catheter electrode in a treatment site, such as an airway, conduit, or vessel for treatment of the tissue, while minimizing damage to portions of the catheter assembly, the delivery device, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Dennis WAHR, Larry WALES, Steven P. MERTENS
  • Publication number: 20240206965
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a medical probe including an expandable basket assembly. The basket assembly includes a spine, and the spine includes a deformed region, a spine protrusion, that can be used to deposit an electrode. The electrode can be formed of an electrode assembly that can include an insulative layer and an electrode layer. The electrode assembly is deposed on the spine protrusion so as to avoid the need of separate electrode components that must be positioned along the length of the spine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Thomas BEECKLER, Ishan KHAN, Kevin Mark OKARSKI, Assaf GOVARI
  • Publication number: 20240206966
    Abstract: Various embodiments of catheters are disclosed. In one aspect, a catheter includes a catheter shaft actuator (e.g., a catheter handle) and a catheter shaft, where the working length of the catheter shaft is adjustable, and where this working length is defined between distal ends of the catheter shaft actuator and catheter shaft, respectively. In another aspect, a catheter includes a catheter handle and a shuttle to which a catheter shaft may be secured, with the shuttle being movable relative to at least a distal end of the catheter handle. In another aspect, a catheter includes a catheter shaft, a catheter shaft actuator that is movably mounted on the catheter shaft, and a housing, where the catheter shaft extends proximally to the housing, where a generator cable extends proximally from the housing, and where the catheter shaft actuator is disposable distally of the housing along the catheter shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Gary Kelly, Brian J. Castelli, Brian Dowling, Cian Michael Ryan, Jaclyn N. Kawwas, Manoj Kumar Singh
  • Publication number: 20240206967
    Abstract: A system comprises an elongate flexible catheter including a lumen extending along at least a portion of a longitudinal axis of the elongate flexible catheter and terminating at a distal opening of the elongate flexible catheter. The system further comprises a circuit assembly including a plurality of conductors wrapped in a spiral configuration around the elongate flexible catheter. At least one of the plurality of conductors of the circuit assembly is coupled to an electrode. The system further comprises at least one processor configured to determine a location of the elongate flexible catheter based on at least one signal received from the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Jason Paul Watson, Edmund Tam, Vahid Saadat
  • Publication number: 20240206968
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, systems, devices and methods for modulating targeted nerve fibers (e.g., hepatic neuromodulation) or other tissue are provided. The systems may be configured to access tortuous anatomy of or adjacent hepatic vasculature. The systems may be configured to target nerves surrounding (e.g., within adventitia of or within perivascular space of) an artery or other blood vessel, such as the common hepatic artery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventor: Scott Raymond Smith
  • Publication number: 20240206969
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for facilitating stretching of a biological tissue by forming a plurality of micro-slits in the tissue. Each micro-slit can be less than about 2 mm or less than about 1.5 mm long, or even less than about 1 mm, such that small gaps that can heal quickly can be formed when the tissue is stretched. The micro-slits can be formed using a plurality of cutting arrangements or an ablative laser. The micro-slits can be formed in various patterns, including staggered rows, circular or spiral patterns, or random patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Rox Anderson, Andrea Willey, William A. Farinelli
  • Publication number: 20240206970
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for sectioning biological tissues during a surgical intervention and the use of said device. In particular, the sectioning is safely performed by means of a laser without penalizing the speed of actuation thereof. The device combines information about the laser, information about the tissue, and information about the user in order to apply safety measures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Deneb Medical, S.L.
    Inventors: Noé Ortega Quijano, Oliver Rubio Zamora, Javier Laguardia Arraiza, Juan Arregui Altuna, Pablo Sacristán González
  • Publication number: 20240206971
    Abstract: In an ablation catheter, a lumen of an inner tube and a lumen of an outer tube are communicated and a fluid circulation passage is formed inside a balloon provided on the distal end side of the outer tube, and an optical fiber is moveably inserted in the inner tube. On the distal end side of the optical fiber, a reflector reflects a laser beam guided by the optical fiber to the outer periphery for irradiation. A tubular housing member is provided that positions and fixes the distal end part of the optical fiber and the reflector. A protection tube extending from the proximal end side of the housing member is slipped and installed externally around the optical fiber, and the protection tube is more flexible than the housing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Yuki NISHIMURA, Shuntaro ITO
  • Publication number: 20240206972
    Abstract: A medical device may include an elongated body having a distal elongated body portion and a central longitudinal axis. The medical device may include a balloon positioned along the distal elongated body portion. The balloon may be configured to receive a fluid to inflate the balloon such that an exterior balloon surface contacts a calcified lesion within a patient's vasculature. The medical device may include one or more pressure wave emitters positioned along the central longitudinal axis of the elongated body. The one or more pressure wave emitters may be configured to propagate at least one pressure wave through the fluid to fragment the calcified lesion. At least one pressure wave emitter may include an optical fiber configured to transmit laser energy into the balloon. The laser energy may be configured to create a cavitation bubble in the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: JiChao Sun, Parker Hagen, Dannah Dean, Lauren Eno, Brady Hatcher, Curtis Goreham-Voss, Tristan Tieso, Edward Anderson, Scott Nelson, Dean Irwin, Bryan Goh, Charles Anthony Plowe, Randy Beyreis
  • Publication number: 20240206973
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods that provide a computerized framework for performing a decision intelligence (DI)-based assessment and/or operation of/on a patient's spine. The disclosed spinal assessment framework provides a robotically actuated screw placement and assessment system. The disclosed framework can be implemented for the performance of a preoperative, intra-operative and/or post-operative spinal assessment/procedure. The disclosed spinal framework can be utilized for robotically-actuated pedicle screw placement, robotically-actuated bone removal and/or spine construct optimization via a spinal flexibility and alignment assessment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Charest, Albert Hill
  • Publication number: 20240206974
    Abstract: A method for automatically planning a transthoracic route from a candidate location on the skin of a patient to a target nodule in the patient on which to perform a procedure. The method comprises identifying a plurality of candidate skin locations on the skin of the patient and automatically computing a route to the target nodule from each candidate skin location. A score is automatically computed for each candidate skin location based on (a) route characteristics, (b) procedural parameters, and (c) obstacle clearance along the route. Related systems are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew McTaggart, Kun-Chang Yu
  • Publication number: 20240206975
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling plasma dosage; particularly, in some embodiments, using small diameter intrabody plasma delivery probes. Control of administration of a selected dosage of plasma to be applied to tissue may include selection of a pattern of motion of the probe as it moves to deliver plasma: not only to where, but also for how long the probe remains and/or at what speed the probe moves. In some embodiments, feedback from measurements is used to help ensure the targeted dosage of plasma is delivered; for example measurements of power which generates plasma, and/or spectral characteristics of generated plasma. In some embodiments, a joint relationship between probe position and plasma generation exists, such that maximum power is obtained at a certain distance from the target which allows the plasma plume to fully develop, rate of plasma delivery, accordingly, may itself be adjusted by motions of the plasma delivering probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: CAPS Medical Ltd.
    Inventors: Ilan Oleg UCHITEL, Boris KOGAN
  • Publication number: 20240206976
    Abstract: A surgical planning and assessment system is disclosed. The system may include a computing system having a processor, a data store, and a patient specific planning and analysis module. The system may be configured to store a patient specific target plan including a digital representation of a spinal rod having a target geometry and transform the digital representation into a curved line. The system may generate a spline data set comprising a plurality of spline segments that are sequentially linked to one another. The system may adjust, iteratively, each spline segment until the plurality of spline segments approximate the curved line. The system may generate a digital file comprising drawings for manufacturing a spinal rod based on the plurality of spline segments. In various embodiments, each spline segment may be defined by a corresponding arc or a corresponding line extending between a corresponding starting point and a corresponding ending point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Medicrea International
    Inventors: Thomas Mosnier, Denys Sournac, Christophe Javelot
  • Publication number: 20240206977
    Abstract: A marker device to be tracked by a respective reading system is provided. which allows to track a position of a medical device with high accuracy using a magnetic field that is generated through movement of a plurality of magnetic objects in a foam-like medium. For this purpose, the foam-like medium is caused to oscillate using an externally applied excitation field. in particular an ultrasound excitation field. The movement of the plurality of magnetic objects causes a change in the magnetic field caused by the magnetic objects. This change may be detected by a respective magnetic response detector and used to determine the position of the marker device and. hence. the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: BERNHARD GLEICH, JÜRGEN ERWIN RAHMER
  • Publication number: 20240206978
    Abstract: A system includes an expandable distal-end assembly and a processor. The expandable distal-end assembly is coupled to a distal end of a shaft for insertion into a cavity of an organ of a patient, the assembly including one or more electrodes. The processor is configured to (i) receive location signals from each of a distal and proximal location of the distal-end assembly, (ii) receive location signals indicative of a relative orientational angle from one or more sensors that are located at the distal-end assembly and configured to output signals indicative of the change in the relative orientation, (iii) estimate angular position in the azimuthal plane of each of a plurality of splines extending from the proximal to distal end of the distal-end assembly, and (iv) estimate respective locations of one or more of the electrodes in three dimensional space based on the estimated angular position of each of the splines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Assaf Govari, Andres Claudio Altmann
  • Publication number: 20240206979
    Abstract: A pMUT guided ultrasound bronchoscope is disclosed. The pMUT guided ultrasound bronchoscope comprises an insertion tube having a proximal section and a distal section. A handle is connected to the proximal section, and a distal tip connected to the distal section of the insertion tube. The handle comprises a working channel entry port for inserting fluids and biopsy tools into a working channel extending through the insertion tube and exiting near the distal tip. A suction button is configured to control a valve disposed adjacent to the suction port for controlling suction when connected to a suction device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: SoundCath, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Stoppenhagen, Jesus Andres Lopez
  • Publication number: 20240206980
    Abstract: Object detection including receiving a fluoroscopic video including a plurality of fluoroscopic images captured by a fluoroscope rotated about a patient, generating a three-dimensional (3D) volumetric reconstruction from the fluoroscopic images, deleting values in the 3D volumetric reconstruction beyond a region of interest about an object, generating 2D images from a remaining 3D volumetric reconstruction following the deleting of values: detecting the object in the 2D images to determine an initial position of the object, and refining the detected initial position of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Ariel Birenbaum, Shaked Pessah, Guy Alexandroni
  • Publication number: 20240206981
    Abstract: Surgical navigation systems and methods display navigation options and other relevant information to assist a clinician during navigation of a medical device through a branched structure of a patient's body. The navigation systems and methods receive image data and procedure information including patient information and user information. The navigation systems and methods then determine navigation options including possible paths based on the image data and the procedure information, and display the navigation options and user controls for selecting one of the displayed navigation options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Nathan J. Knutson, Matthew A. Rootes, Evan M. Gustafson, John W. Komp, Scott E.M. Frushour
  • Publication number: 20240206982
    Abstract: A deflectable catheter (200) for guiding surgical tools that are passed therethrough includes a tubular structure (215), a sensor coil (213) disposed around an end portion of the tubular structure and a pull wire assembly (211, 212), which is coupled to the end portion of the tubular structure and is configured to cause a distal portion of the tubular structure to deflect when the pull wire assembly is operated. The catheter further includes a coil wire (210) disposed around a portion of the tubular structure and configured to restrain the pull wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Franklin J. Burquest, Evan M. Gustafson, Nathan J. Knutson, Bethany A. Palmer, Tina M. Berthiaume
  • Publication number: 20240206983
    Abstract: A surgical clamp assembly for clamping tissue and supporting a navigation tracker. The assembly includes a clamp body. Clamp arms are coupled to the clamp body to grip tissue. At least one of the clamp arms includes a distal portion having a clamp surface to grip tissue and a proximal portion that is pivotable relative to the clamp body about a first pivot. A linear displacement mechanism and a carrier are coupled to the clamp body. The carrier is moveable relative to the clamp body along a carrier axis in response to movement of the linear displacement mechanism. The carrier is coupled directly to the proximal portion of the clamp arm. The clamp arm is also pivotable relative to the carrier about a second pivot in response to movement of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Joseph Guthart, Robert Courtney, JR., Andrew Jacob Nelson, Mark Ellsworth Nadzadi
  • Publication number: 20240206984
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically configuring a surgical tool and a surgical input device for the surgical tool are provided. A system receives one or more images and identifies, based at least in part on the one or more images, the surgical tool from a plurality of surgical tools. Identifying the surgical tool from the plurality of surgical tools may comprise identifying the surgical tool from the plurality of surgical tools based at least in part on classification output data generated by one or more classifiers applied to the one or more images. The system generates an instruction to pair the surgical input device with the surgical tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Brady Lewis WOOLFORD, Dana Emad Mohamed ABDULQADER, Ryan David DAHLBY
  • Publication number: 20240206985
    Abstract: An implanted article physical referencing apparatus comprises a guide body, a first guide shaft and a second guide shaft. The guide body includes a plurality of guide shaft receptacles therein. A longitudinal axis of each of the guide shaft receptacles extends substantially parallel to a longitudinal reference axis of the guide body. The first and second guide shafts each have a proximate end portion and a distal end portion. The proximate end portion of the first guide shaft includes an exterior surface adapted for being engaged with a corresponding interior surface of a selected one of the guide shaft receptacles to constrain unrestricted relative movement between the first guide shaft and the guide body. The proximate end portion of the second guide shaft is attached to the guide body. A longitudinal axis of the second guide shaft extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal reference axis of the guide body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: SI-Restore LLC
    Inventors: Michael Hoomani Moghimi, Daniel Brian Lanois
  • Publication number: 20240206986
    Abstract: A surgical system includes a camera tracking system that determines a first pose transform between a first object coordinate system and the first tracking camera coordinate system based on first object tracking information from the first tracking camera which indicates pose of the first object. The camera tracking system determines a second pose transform between the first object coordinate system and the second tracking camera coordinate system based on first object tracking information from the second tracking camera indicating pose of the first object, and determines a third pose transform between a second object coordinate system and the second tracking camera coordinate system based on second object tracking information from the second tracking camera indicating pose of the second object. The camera tracking system determines a fourth pose transform between the second object coordinate system and the first tracking camera coordinate system based on combining the first, second, and third pose transforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas Calloway
  • Publication number: 20240206987
    Abstract: Systems and methods for retractor interference avoidance is provided. At least one retractor includes a base and one or more elongate members extending from the base. The one or more elongate members are movable. A position of the at least one retractor may be determined and a trajectory of a surgical device may be received. At least one elongate member of the one or more elongate members positioned to interfere with movement of the device along a trajectory may be identified based on the position of the retractor and the trajectory of the surgical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Shmuel Azulay, Moshe Shoham
  • Publication number: 20240206988
    Abstract: A surgical navigation system can include a three-dimensional (3D) display system with a see-through screen; a tracking system configured to track the position and orientation of a surgeon's head, the see-through screen, a patient anatomy and a medical device to provide current position and orientation data; data associated with an operative plan, patient anatomy, and/or the medical device; a surgical navigation image generator configured to generate a surgical navigation image with a three-dimensional image including a first virtual image indicating the planned position and orientation of the medical device according to the operative plan data and a second virtual image indicating a current position and orientation of the medical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Cristian J. Luciano, Krzysztof B. Siemionow, Kateryna Parfeniuk, Dominik Gawel, Edwing Isaac Mejía Orozco, Michal Trzmiel
  • Publication number: 20240206989
    Abstract: An aspect includes a computer-implemented method that accesses input data including spatial data and/or sensor data temporally associated with a video stream of a surgical procedure. One or more machine-learning models predict a state of the surgical procedure based on the input data. The one or more machine-learning models detect one or more surgical instruments at least partially depicted in the video stream based on the input data. A state indicator and one or more surgical instrument indicators temporally correlated with the video stream are output. A first surgical instrument of the one or more surgical instruments is identified in the video stream, and a motion profile of the first surgical instrument is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Imanol Luengo Muntion, Danail Stoyanov, Andre Chow, Petros Giataganas, Maria Grammatikopoulou, Maria Ruxandra Robu
  • Publication number: 20240206990
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter is directed to an artificial intelligence intra-operative surgical guidance system and method of use. The artificial intelligence intra-operative surgical guidance system is made of a computer executing one or more automated artificial intelligence models trained on data layer datasets collections to calculate surgical decision risks and provide autonomously executing intra-operative surgical guidance; and a display configured to provide visual guidance to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Orthogrid Systems Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Boddington, Edouard Saget, Joshua Cates, Hind Oulhaj, Erik Noble Kubiak
  • Publication number: 20240206991
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for using a robotic surgical system comprising a GUI and a robotic arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Albert Kim, Gregory Pellegrino
  • Publication number: 20240206992
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a robotic arm for use in surgery, microsurgery or supermicrosurgery, in particular for anastomosis, comprising: at least one instrument module comprising an instrument actuation submodule, wherein the instrument actuation submodule is configured to operate grasp and roll orientation of an instrument, wherein the instrument actuation submodule comprises a first motor and a first drivetrain for actuation of the instrument roll orientation, and wherein the instrument actuation submodule comprises a second motor and a second drivetrain for actuation of the instrument grasp orientation, at least one pitch module, and at least one yaw module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventor: Johannes Hendrikus HABRAKEN
  • Publication number: 20240206993
    Abstract: A system includes a surgical scope, a feed device, and a controller. The surgical scope is configured to extend through a surgical opening in a body wall of a patient and into a body cavity and includes a distal tip having a lens configured to visualize an anatomical structure. The feed device is operable to selectively advance and retract the surgical scope relative to the body wall. The controller is in communication with the surgical scope and the feed device, and is configured to determine a present target distance measured from the distal tip to the anatomical structure, and compare the present target distance to a threshold target distance. Based on the comparison, the controller is configured to at least one of control the feed device to advance, retract, or halt the surgical scope longitudinally relative to the body wall, or provide a notification to a user of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Theodore Leclere, Jalen L. Wize, Charles J. Scheib
  • Publication number: 20240206994
    Abstract: A device used in a robot-assisted procedure can be a medical device designed to be manually manipulated by a medical professional but is at least partially manipulated by one or more arms of a surgical robot during a procedure performed on a patient. The arm(s) of the robot comprise attachments that allow an otherwise manually manipulatable medical device to be operated at least partially by the robot. The one or more robot arm attachments act as at least one hand of a medical professional that otherwise would be manually manipulating the device if the surgical robot was not available. Alternatively, a device used in a robot-assisted procedure can be a medical device that is designed specifically to be used as an attachment to the arm(s) of the surgical robot, and that is not designed to be used manually by a medical professional to perform the procedure on the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Robert F. Rioux, Joshua A. Rose
  • Publication number: 20240206995
    Abstract: A robotic surgical system is provided with a central drive unit movably coupled to a robotic arm. The central drive unit includes telescoping assemblies, each facilitating movement of an instrument drive unit along a Z-axis (e.g., for moving surgical instruments into and out of the patient). An instrument (e.g., surgical tool, endoscope camera) is removably coupleable to each instrument drive unit. A manual brake release can be actuated to manually retract the instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: James Angus Boonzaier, Hans Christian Pflaumer, Austin Paul Davis, Matthew Michael Marinovich, Jozsef Horvath
  • Publication number: 20240206996
    Abstract: A wireless force sensor includes a flexible structure supported opposing a rigid structure with a gap between the flexible structure and the rigid structure. Contact traces on opposing surfaces of the flexible structure and the rigid structure form transmission lines. The contract traces are aligned to contact when a force is applied the flexible structure to cause contact between the traces on the opposing surfaces. Radio-frequency switches modulate a reflected signal from the transmission lines. An antenna receives an interrogation signal transmits the reflected signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Agrim Gupta, Cedric Girerd, Manideep Dunna, Tania Morimoto, Dinesh Bharadia, Raghav Subbaraman, Qiming Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240206997
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for detecting unexpected movement of a surgical instrument during a robot-assisted surgical procedure are provided. The surgical robot system may be configured to measure forces and torques experienced by the surgical instrument during the surgical procedure and determine if the forces and torques are within an acceptable range. The robot system is further configured to notify the user of the presence of the unexpected movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Neil R. Crawford, Norbert Johnson
  • Publication number: 20240206998
    Abstract: Disclosed is a slave-end guidewire/catheter driving apparatus with a force detection function, disposed at a slave end of an interventional surgical robot, and configured to clamp and drive a guidewire/catheter. The apparatus includes an inner frame, a rubbing mechanism, and a first force detection module. The rubbing mechanism is disposed on the inner frame, and includes two opposite clamping sets and a driving component driving the two sets to approach or move away from each other along a first direction to clamp or unclamp the guidewire/catheter. The first force detection module is at the bottom of the inner frame, and configured to detect advancement resistance in an advancement direction, perpendicular to the first direction, of the guidewire/catheter when the two sets clamp the guidewire/catheter. This application allows doctors to learn about resistance in time, which increases a sense of presence and improves surgery safety with high practicability and wide application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventor: Haiyun Deng
  • Publication number: 20240206999
    Abstract: A robotic catheter system includes a controller with a master input device. An instrument driver is in communication with the controller and has a guide instrument interface including a plurality of guide instrument drive elements responsive to control signals generated, at least in part, by the master input device. An elongate guide instrument has a base, distal end, and a working lumen, wherein the guide instrument base is operatively coupled to the guide instrument interface. The guide instrument includes a plurality of guide instrument control elements operatively coupled to respective guide drive elements and secured to the distal end of the guide instrument. The guide instrument control elements are axially moveable relative to the guide instrument such that movement of the guide instrument distal end may be controlled by the master input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel T. Wallace, Frederic H. Moll, Robert G. Younge, Kenneth M. Martin, Gregory J. Stahler, David F. Moore, Daniel T. Adams, Michael R. Zinn, Gunter D. Niemeyer
  • Publication number: 20240207000
    Abstract: A computer-assisted medical system includes robotic manipulators, a user input system operable to generate signals to control the manipulators, and a controller configured to execute instructions to perform operations. A portion of the user input system is movable relative to the plurality of manipulators. The operations include, in a pairing mode, associating a first manipulator of the plurality of manipulators with the portion of the user input system based on movement of the portion of the user input system relative to the first manipulator, and, in a following mode, controlling motion of the first manipulator in accordance with an indication generated by the user input system in response to operation of the portion of the user input system by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel H. Gomez, Ian E. McDowall, Govinda Payyavula, John Ryan Steger
  • Publication number: 20240207001
    Abstract: A virtual reality system providing a virtual robotic surgical environment, and methods for using the virtual reality system, are described herein. Within the virtual reality system, various user modes enable different kinds of interactions between a user and the virtual robotic surgical environment. For example, one variation of a method for facilitating navigation of a virtual robotic surgical environment includes displaying a first-person perspective view of the virtual robotic surgical environment from a first vantage point, displaying a first window view of the virtual robotic surgical environment from a second vantage point and displaying a second window view of the virtual robotic surgical environment from a third vantage point. Additionally, in response to a user input associating the first and second window views, a trajectory between the second and third vantage points can be generated sequentially linking the first and second window views.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Haoran Yu, Pablo Eduardo Garcia Kilroy, Bernard Fai Kin Siu, Eric Mark Johnson
  • Publication number: 20240207002
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a steering mechanism for a surgical instrument. The steering mechanism has two motorized drives and is designed to spatially align a swash plate over the control angle of the two drives, said swash plate being designed to control a distal bending mechanism of the surgical instrument. A first drive of the two drives has a first motor which drives a worm shaft that drives a worm wheel rim of a double gear consisting of a worm wheel rim and a bevel wheel rim), and a second drive of the two drives has a second motor which drives a worm shaft that drives a worm wheel rim of a double gear consisting of a worm wheel rim and a bevel wheel rim. The swash plate is arranged between the two bevel wheel rims, which face each other and lie on a common axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Dominik LÄNGLE, Janosz SCHNEIDER, Jochen STEFAN, Sven Axel GRÜNER
  • Publication number: 20240207003
    Abstract: Provided is an instrument for surgery and, more specifically, to an instrument for surgery which can be manually operated in order to be used for laparoscopic surgery or various types of surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Jung Joo LEE, Hee Jin KIM
  • Publication number: 20240207005
    Abstract: A medical instrument system is provided. The medical instrument system comprises an instrument manipulator configured to control a pose of a medical instrument with respect to a patient anatomy. The medical instrument system further comprises a support structure configured to control a pose of the instrument manipulator. The medical instrument system further comprises a control system including a processor. The control system is configured to: receive data for determining a shape of a length of the medical instrument; compare the shape of the length of the medical instrument with a threshold value; determine if the shape of the length of the medical instrument is beyond the threshold value; and provide instructions for adjusting a position of the instrument manipulator based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew D. Rohr Daniel, David W. Bailey
  • Publication number: 20240207006
    Abstract: One or more example embodiments of the present invention relates to a tactile sensor cover for detecting a collision with a multilayer, two-dimensional structure. The tactile sensor cover includes a reversibly deformable top layer forming an outer side of the sensor cover; a rigid base layer forming an inner side of the sensor cover; a sensor unit running between the top layer and the base layer, the sensor unit comprising two sensor layers; and a reversibly compressible spacer layer arranged between the two sensor layers, wherein at least two of the top layer, the base layer, and the two sensor layers are embodied as layers formed via an additive manufacturing technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventor: Verena SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20240207007
    Abstract: A container for dispensing and disposing supplies is disclosed. The container includes a receptacle having a base and a plurality of walls extended up from the base; one or more compartments formed in the receptacle, wherein the one or more compartments is configured to be fluid-tightly sealed from each other; and one or more insert members, each configured to convert one of the one or more compartments from exclusively dispensing unused supplies to exclusively receiving used supplies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventor: Samuel Bradford Gray
  • Publication number: 20240207008
    Abstract: Various torque-limiting screwdriver devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. The screwdriver can include a body, a motor that is configured to rotate a screw engaged with the screwdriver, and a processor configured to control operation of the screwdriver. The screwdriver can have torque-limiting functionality, such as by monitoring the amount of torque applied to the screw and reducing or stopping rotation of the screw when certain torque-limiting criteria are met. In some embodiments, the screwdriver can be switched between manual operation by a user, and automated operation by a motor within the screwdriver. In some embodiments, the screwdriver can be attached to a robotic arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Benjamin J. Sexson, Alexander M. Pfotenhauer
  • Publication number: 20240207009
    Abstract: A method of managing a surgical instrument according to one or more embodiments is disclosed that is removably attached to a surgical robot and is reusable up to a usage limit. The method may include obtaining information on a usage status of the surgical instrument used in a surgery by the surgical robot, obtaining a judgment result indicating that the surgical instrument whose usage status is within the usage limit is unavailable for use, and associating information on the surgical instrument with the judgment result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanao OHASHI, Yutaka KITAYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240207010
    Abstract: A surgical guide hub for implanting in an aperture formed in a skull and made along a trajectory to a brain target, wherein the guide hub comprises: a through-bore for delivering a device therethrough and along the trajectory; at least one first formation on an external surface for securing the hub within the aperture in a skull; and at least one second formation on the surface of the through-bore for securing a guide device, an implantable device, or a cap to the hub. Also provided are a jig for setting the depth of insertion of a surgical tool into a patient during surgery, and a method of preparing an operative length of a surgical tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: NEUROCHASE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Steven Streatfield GILL, Thomas GILL
  • Publication number: 20240207011
    Abstract: An adapter configured to be optically coupled to a plurality of microscopes and having (i) a first microscope interface configured to optically couple a first microscope system to an optical element that is in optical communication with an optical probe to provide first imaging data of a sample, and (ii) a second microscope interface configured to optically couple a second microscope system to the optical element to provide second imaging data of the sample. An optical imaging apparatus and method utilizing such adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: Inscopix, Inc.
    Inventors: Koen VISSCHER, Pei Sabrina XU, Shay NEUFELD