Powered drivers (10) for inserting an intraosseous device (160) into a bone and associated bone marrow are disclosed. Some of the powered drivers (10) may include a housing (12) having a distal end (14) and a proximal end (16); a motor (18) disposed in the housing (12); a driveshaft (34) extending outward from the distal end (14) of the housing in a direction away from the proximal end (16); a gearbox (32) coupled to the motor (18) and to the driveshaft (34) such that activation of the motor (18) causes the driveshaft (34) to rotate; and a power source (40) configured to power the motor (18). A guard member (50) may be pivotably connected to the housing (12) and movable between a protective position and a non-protective position. The guard member (50) may be configured to cover the intraosseous (10) needle assembly in the protective position and to expose the intraosseous (10) needle assembly in the non-protective position. A biasing member (70) may be configured to urge the guard member (50) toward the non-protective position.

A cannula for a surgical system may include a magnet located in a position to be sensed by the surgical system in a mounted position of the cannula to the surgical system. At least one of a presence of the magnet and a polarity of the magnet is sensed in the mounted position of the cannula to provide identification information relating to the cannula. Exemplary embodiments further encompass a patient side cart for a teleoperated surgical system, the patient side cart including a base, a main column, and an arm connected to the main column. The arm may include a mount to receive a cannula and a reader to sense a magnet of an identification device in the cannula so as to receive identification information relating to a mounted cannula.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and method for reducing surgical smoke. An exemplary apparatus includes trocar comprising a tubular hollow body circumscribing a cavity extending through a longitudinal axis of the trocar with a gasket at a first end and an exit port at a second end, the tubular hollow body comprising a first wall circumscribing the cavity and a concentrically spaced apart second wall. The apparatus further includes a first plate operable to maintain an electric charged disposed within the cavity on the first wall, and a second plate operable to maintain an electric charge disposed between the first wall and the spaced apart second wall.

Apparatus is provided including a surgical tool configured to be advanced distally within a body of a subject. The surgical tool is shaped to define a side-facing suction port at a distal portion of the surgical tool to facilitate drawing tissue through the suction port and into the surgical tool, and includes a slidable transparent shutter configured to be disposed over the suction port, and to be slidably removed from the suction port. A needle is configured to be slidably disposed within the surgical tool and configured to puncture the tissue while the tissue is in the surgical tool. Other applications are also described.

Device for accessing a pericardial space of a subject in need thereof, the device including a tubular member having an atraumatic distal end and a thread formed on, and at least partially around, the outer surface of the tubular member, proximally to the distal end; wherein the thread is configured to cut, puncture and/or penetrate a pericardium.

The invention relates to a device in the form of a perforating trocar and is intended in particular to be used for surgery and interventional radiology. The device comprises an outer sleeve (5) having a rigid tube (8), and a mandrel (6) having a rod (18). The rod (18) is suitable for sliding in the outer sleeve (5) and has, at its distal end, a perforating tip (21, 33). The rod (18) additionally has a longitudinal groove (20) arranged on the surface of the rod (18), and extending from the distal end to the proximal end of the rod (18), in order to allow the device to slide on a guide pin.

Powered drivers, and kits and methods including or using powered drivers, having a driveshaft extending from a distal end of the housing and configured to slide responsive to a force applied to a distal end of the driveshaft and activate a motor to rotate the driveshaft. Some of the present powered drivers include a housing having a distal end and a proximal end; a motor disposed in the housing; a driveshaft extending outward from the distal end of the housing (e.g., in a direction away from the proximal end); a gearbox coupled to the motor and to the driveshaft such that activation of the motor will cause rotation of the driveshaft; and a battery configured to power the motor; where the gearbox is slidably disposed in the housing and configured such that, upon application of a threshold force on the driveshaft in the direction of the proximal end of the housing, the driveshaft and gearbox will slide toward the proximal end of the housing and thereby close an electrical circuit between the motor and the battery.

Apparatus and methods are provided to penetrate a bone and associated bone marrow using a powered driver. The powered driver is operable to insert an intraosseous device into a bone and associated bone marrow. The powered driver may include a housing having a distal end and a proximal end; a drive shaft having a first end disposed within the housing; a motor disposed within the housing and rotatably engaged with the drive shaft; a power supply to supply power to the motor; and a trigger assembly to activate the motor to rotate the drive shaft. A light may be connected to the power supply and operable to illuminate an insertion site for the intraosseous device.

Provided is a medical device comprising: a solenoid; a permanent magnet having a lumen extending therethrough, the permanent magnet configured to be axially movable within the solenoid; a cannulated shaft configured to run through the lumen of the permanent magnet; an inner tubular member having an open distal end; and an outer tubular member having a distal end and an open window disposed at the distal end, wherein the permanent magnet is configured to reciprocate the cannulated shaft when the solenoid is in electrical communication with a power source, and wherein the open distal end of the inner tubular member and the open window of the outer tubular member are configured to form a cutting tool during an operation of the medical device.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and method for reducing surgical smoke. An exemplary apparatus includes trocar comprising a tubular hollow body circumscribing a cavity extending through a longitudinal axis of the trocar with a gasket at a first end and an exit port at a second end, the tubular hollow body comprising a first wall circumscribing the cavity and a concentrically spaced apart second wall. The apparatus further includes a first plate operable to maintain an electric charged disposed within the cavity on the first wall, and a second plate operable to maintain an electric charge disposed between the first wall and the spaced apart second wall.