Patent classifications
A61B2017/00442
HAPTIC FEEDBACK DEVICE FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS
A feedback patch for use with a surgical instrument or a robotic surgical system includes a substrate and a stimulator disposed on the substrate. The stimulator is configured to receive a feedback signal from a sensor of the surgical instrument or the robotic surgical system and is configured to stimulate a hand of a clinician interfacing with the surgical instrument or the robotic surgical system.
Controllers for robot-assisted surgical platforms
Various robotic surgical systems are provided. A robotic surgical system comprises a robotic tool, a control system, and a control module. The control system comprises a control console configured to receive a first user input, and also comprises a control unit in signal communication with the control console and the robotic tool. The control module is configured to receive a second user input, and is in signal communication with the control system.
SURGICAL RETRACTOR
A surgical retractor is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a surgical retractor includes a body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having a first portion coupled to a second portion via a hinged connection, wherein the first and second portions are configured to rotate about a body axis; a first radiolucent tip coupled to a distal portion of the first portion; a second radiolucent tip coupled to a distal portion of the second portion; a holder coupled to one of the first or second portions; and a deformable member extending through the holder, wherein the deformable member is configured to be deformed to facilitate fixation of the surgical retractor at a desired location.
ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY, CONTROL HANDLE, SERIES MOTION MECHANISM, AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
A wrist attachment assembly (120), a control handle (110), a series motion mechanism and a minimally invasive surgical instrument. The wrist attachment assembly (120) includes a fixing member (121) and an attachment member (122). The fixing member (121) is in a shape of a ring, an inner side of the fixing member (121) has a first surface (1a) in a shape of a spherical ring, and a sphere center of the first surface (1a) is located between two side edges of the first surface (1a). The attachment member (122) is in a shape of a ring, an outer side of the attachment member (122) has a second surface (2a) in a shape of a spherical ring, the sphere center of the first surface (1a) is coincident with a sphere center of the second surface (2a), the second surface (2a) is at least partially in contact with the first surface (1a), a width of the second surface (2a) is less than a width of the first surface (1a), the attachment member (122) is capable of rolling freely relative to the fixing member (121), and a rolling center of the attachment member (122) is the sphere center of the first surface (1a).
NEEDLE RECEPTACLE FOR INCREASED OPERATING ROOM EFFICIENCY
Systems, devices and methods to improve safety and efficiency in an operating room comprise providing a suture package that holds new suture needles and needle receptacles for storing used needles. The devices can be safely worn for the surgeon to self-dispense new suture needles in the near surgical field and to secure the used needles into a needle trap or a needle retainer located on his extremity, on his operative instruments or on the surgical drapes. The device may provide automated and/or simplified needle counting both during use and after removal from the surgical field. The device may be configured for ergonomic and efficient use so as to minimize the actions and motions of the surgeon to dispense and secure the needle.
AUTOMATED VERIFICATION OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to techniques for generating and/or verification of integrated circuits. In one embodiment, parameters of a circuit to be generated are used to automatically generate customized test programs. In another embodiment, an integrated circuit comprises circuits to facilitate testing and controlling test coverage. In yet another embodiment, data obtained from physical circuits is used to generated or modify customized predefined behavioral models of functional circuit components having particular parameters.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASED OPERATING ROOM EFFICIENCY
Systems, devices and methods to improve safety and efficiency in an operating room comprise providing a suture package that holds new suture needles and needle receptacles for storing used needles. The devices can be safely worn for the surgeon to self-dispense new suture needles in the near surgical field and to secure the used needles into a needle trap or a needle retainer located on his extremity, on his operative instruments or on the surgical drapes. The device may provide automated and/or simplified needle counting both during use and after removal from the surgical field. The device may be configured for ergonomic and efficient use so as to minimize the actions and motions of the surgeon to dispense and secure the needle.
Needle receptacle for increased operating room efficiency
Systems, devices and methods to improve safety and efficiency in an operating room comprise providing a suture package that holds new suture needles and needle receptacles for storing used needles. The devices can be safely worn for the surgeon to self-dispense new suture needles in the near surgical field and to secure the used needles into a needle trap or a needle retainer located on his extremity, on his operative instruments or on the surgical drapes. The device may provide automated and/or simplified needle counting both during use and after removal from the surgical field. The device may be configured for ergonomic and efficient use so as to minimize the actions and motions of the surgeon to dispense and secure the needle.
STERILE BARRIERS AND SENSOR SETS FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE
Sterile barriers and sensor configurations for a medical device are described. The sterile barriers isolate internal components such as a battery pack or a sensor pack from the environment and the patient.
Method and apparatus to account for transponder tagged objects used during clinical procedures employing a shielded receptacle with antenna
Medical procedure related objects (e.g., instruments, supplies) tagged with transponders (e.g., RFID transponders, dumb transponders) are accounted for in a medical or clinical environment via an accounting system using a number of antennas and interrogators/readers. A first set of antennas and RFID interrogator(s) interrogate portions of the environment for RFID tagged objects, for example proximate a start and an end of a procedure. Shielded packaging and/or shielded receptacles shield tagged objects, preventing interrogation except for those objects in unshielded portions of the environment. A shielded receptacle may include an antenna to interrogate the contents thereof in a relatively noise-free environment. A data store may maintain information including a current status or count of each instrument or supply, for instance as checked in or checked out. A handheld antenna and/or second set of antennas interrogates a body of a patient for retained instruments or supplies tagged with dumb transponders.