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PRESENTING QUALITY MEASURES OF TISSUE ABLATION IN A BLOOD VESSEL USING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL MAP
20230050590 · 2023-02-16 ·

A method includes, receiving multiple signals from multiple respective electrodes arranged along an inner circumference of a blood vessel that has been ablated. Based on the multiple signals, one or more quality measures of the ablated blood vessel are produced. A graphical presentation indicative of the one or more quality measures, is displayed to a user in a two-dimensional (2D) polar coordinate system.

AUGMENTED-REALITY ENDOSCOPIC VESSEL HARVESTING

An endoscopic vessel harvesting system for surgical removal of a blood vessel to be used for coronary bypass uses endoscopic instruments for isolating and severing the vessel. An endoscopic camera in the endoscopic instruments captures images from a distal tip of the instrument within a dissected tunnel around the vessel. An image processor assembles a three-dimensional model of the tunnel from a series of images captured by the endoscopic camera. An augmented-reality display coupled to the image processor renders (e.g., visibly displays to the user in their field of view) a consolidated map representing the three-dimensional model along with a marker in association with the map indicating a current location of the distal tip.

DEVICES AND METHODS FOR AIDING CONCEPTION

A conception aid for assisting in natural conception may include a platform configured for placement in a vaginal canal, wherein the platform comprises one or more capturing elements configured to collect semen. A method of aiding conception may include providing a conception aid device including one or more capturing elements, collecting semen with the one or more capturing elements wherein the one or more capturing elements is configured to contain the collected semen on the device, and positioning the device in a vaginal canal.

DYNAMIC SCALING FOR A ROBOTIC SUGICAL SYSTEM

A robotic surgical system in which the system applies a scaling factor between user input from a user input device and corresponding movements of the robotic manipulator. Scaling factors may be applied or adjusted based on detected conditions such as the type of instrument being manipulated, detected distance between multiple instruments being manipulated, user biometric parameters.

MEDICAL DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOF
20230046038 · 2023-02-16 ·

Embodiments of the invention are directed towards a medical device, method and system thereof for the placement or passage of patches, sutures, anchors, tags, tissue sensors and more particularly to a medical device for repairing female pelvic organ or tissue prolapsed region. The device may be used for the placement of stereotactic markers into tissue near joints or tumors for guidance during orthopedic or neurosurgical procedures.

VALVULOTOME
20230052106 · 2023-02-16 · ·

The invention relates to a valvulotome comprising a catheter tube (4) and an expandable basket (5) with cutting elements (7), wherein the catheter tube (4) being designed to accommodate within itself the expandable basket (5) in a non-expanded state, wherein the basket (5) is fixed to the distal end of a wire element (3) extending in the catheter tube (4) and the basket (5) distally comprises an atraumatically configured resilient tip (8).

SURGICAL STAPLING DEVICE WITH SHIPPING CAP
20230049244 · 2023-02-16 ·

A surgical stapling device (10) includes a reload assembly (300) having a cartridge assembly (100) and a shipping cap (200) releasably attached to the cartridge assembly (100). The cartridge assembly (100) includes an alignment pin assembly (140) having an alignment pin (144) defining a key hole slot (151) and is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The shipping cap (200) includes a locking pin (230) received through the key hole slot (151). When the alignment pin (144) is in the locked position, the alignment pin (144) prevents separation of the shipping cap (200) from the replaceable cartridge assembly (100) and when the alignment pin (144) is in the unlocked position, the alignment pin (144) permits separation of the shipping cap (200) from the replaceable cartridge assembly (100).

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERIPHERAL RETINAL OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
20230053244 · 2023-02-16 ·

Peripheral retinal OCT can be used to generate peripheral retinal OCT images allowing for the peripheral retina to be viewed. A peripheral retinal vision system can determine that a set of fiducial markers is in a field-of-view of at least one camera and record positional data comprising a contact lens position and angle with respect to an OCT imaging system having OCT scanning mirrors in a first position. The system can determine whether a retinal layer is in an OCT scan captured while the set of fiducial markers is in the field-of-view of the at least one camera and the OCT scanning minors are in the first position; and for an OCT scan having he retinal layer and being captured while the set of fiducial markers is in the field-of-view of the at least one camera and the OCT scanning minors are in the first position, store that OCT scan.

SHAFT RETENTION FEATURES FOR SHAFT-BASED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

A surgical instrument includes a housing, a shaft having a proximal end portion disposed within the housing, and an end effector assembly supported at a distal end portion of the shaft distally-spaced from the housing. A bobbin includes a body, a proximal rim, and a distal cylinder. The bobbin is disposed about the shaft such that at least one protrusion of the shaft is captured within a track defined within the distal cylinder. The bobbin is configured for positioning within the housing such that the body extends through a shaft aperture of a partition of the housing with the proximal rim disposed on a proximal side of the partition and the distal cylinder disposed within an interior cavity defined between the partition and a distal end of the housing on a distal side of the partition, thereby rotatably supporting the proximal end portion of the shaft within the housing.

ASSESSING LESIONS FORMED IN AN ABLATION PROCEDURE
20230051977 · 2023-02-16 ·

A method includes, receiving: (i) a selected three-dimensional (3D) section that has been ablated in a patient organ in accordance with a specified contour, and (ii) a dataset, which is indicative of a set of lesions formed during ablation of the selected 3D section. The selected 3D section is transformed into a two-dimensional (2D) map, and checking, on the 2D map, whether the set of lesions covers the specified contour.