A patient introducer for use with a surgical robotic system is disclosed. In one aspect, the patient introducer may include an introducer tube extending between (i) a distal end connectable to a port and (ii) a proximal end configured to receive a surgical tool. The introducer tube may be configured to guide the surgical tool into the port. The patient introducer may also include an alignment member connected to the introducer tube and including a first shape and a first alignment marking. The alignment member may be configured to interface with a manipulator assembly of a robotic system. The manipulator assembly may include a second shape and a second alignment marking, the first shape being complementary to the second shape. The first alignment marking of the alignment member may facilitate rotational alignment of the alignment member and the manipulator assembly.

A transseptal needle or punch is described wherein the distal end of the transseptal needle is able to articulate laterally out of the longitudinal axis of the steerable transseptal needle. The transseptal needle includes a blunted distal end configuration that is minimally traumatic. Under control by the user or a computer, the transseptal needle can be articulated to generate various curves with high bending force. The transseptal needle is configured for use with an introducer which can also include side windows.

Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for luminal network navigation. Some aspects relate to incorporating respiratory frequency and/or magnitude into a navigation system to implement patient safety measures. Some aspects relate to identifying, and compensating for, motion caused by patient respiration in order to provide a more accurate identification of the position of an instrument within a luminal network.

A method and medical system for estimating the deformation of an anatomic structure that comprises generating a first model of at least one anatomical passageway from anatomical data describing a patient anatomy and determining a shape of a device positioned within the branched anatomical passageways. The method and medical system also comprise generating a second model of the plurality of branched anatomical passageways by adjusting the first model relative to the determined shape of the device.

A backend mechanism of a control system for a steerable elongated medical instrument includes a plurality of drive components and steering components arranged to provide a compact, reliable, steering control to the elongated medical instrument.

The present invention relates to a method, such as a surgical method for assisting a surgeon for placing screws in the spine using a robot attached to a passive structure. The present invention also related to a method, such as a surgical method for assisting a surgeon for removing volumes in the body of a patient using a robot attached to a passive structure and to a device to carry out said methods. The present invention further concerns a device suitable to carry out the methods according to the present invention.

A surgical instrument may comprise an actuation component and a memory. The memory may be configured to store a remaining usable life value of the surgical instrument and receive an updated usable life value of the surgical instrument after a use of the actuation component. The updated usable life value may be based at least on an amount of use of the surgical instrument. The memory may also be configured to store the updated usable life value.

A robotic system includes an instrument comprising an outer body and an inner body configured to be driven through a lumen in the outer body, one or more instrument manipulators configured to control movement of the outer and inner bodies, and one or more computer devices configured to store data representing a model of at least a portion of a luminal network, a position of a target with respect to the luminal network, and a path to the target, identify a portion of the luminal network along the path having a shape matching a park assistance signature, and cause an output to be provided indicating an outer body parking position corresponding to the identified portion of the luminal network.

This relates to a catheter robot including an automatic navigation system, for an elongate flexible medical instrument with a free distal end, implementing an automatic navigation method including successively: a step of creating a modeling: of the elongate flexible medical instrument, of a blood circulatory system, of the interaction thereof, a step of determining: a path to be followed, between the start point and the point of arrival, a step of planning a sequence of commands for moving the elongate flexible medical instrument, obtained by a tree search procedure, a step of implementing the planned sequence of commands, with compensation for any differences with respect to the determined path along the modeled system, by closed-loop regulation.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a microrobotic device. The microrobotic device being coupled to a steering system configured to steer the microrobotic device along X, Y, and Z axes.