A system and method for retaining a tissue specimen obtained via a collection tube is provided. Embodiments provide a system including a collection device removably and serially disposed between a collection tube and a suction tube so as to allow fluid communication therebetween via the collection device. The collection device includes a screen for retaining a tissue specimen drawn into the collection device by and towards the suction tube while allowing any fluid accompanying the tissue to be drawn through the collection device and into the suction tube. The system also includes one or more end caps for sealing the collection device such that the collection device may store and/or transport the retained tissue specimen in a preservation fluid. A system for identifying and organizing collection devices retaining tissue specimens from various anatomical regions is also provided.

A system and method for retaining a tissue specimen obtained via a collection tube is provided. Embodiments provide a system including a collection device removably and serially disposed between a collection tube and a suction tube so as to allow fluid communication therebetween via the collection device. The collection device includes a screen for retaining a tissue specimen drawn into the collection device by and towards the suction tube while allowing any fluid accompanying the tissue to be drawn through the collection device and into the suction tube. The system also includes one or more end caps for sealing the collection device such that the collection device may store and/or transport the retained tissue specimen in a preservation fluid. A system for identifying and organizing collection devices retaining tissue specimens from various anatomical regions is also provided.

This present invention relates to a disposable sterilization indicator cap for use with a medical cannister or device. The disposable cap includes an indicator word or symbol visible on its exterior surface, and may be made from a relatively lightweight material. The disposable cap further comprises a repositionable closure for accommodating medical cannisters and devices of various sizes and shapes. The disposable cap prevents used medical canisters and other devices from being inadvertently used on multiple patients without having been properly sanitized, and eliminates the cross contamination that can occur when a dirty canister is inadvertently used.

This invention relates to a surgery planning tool, which is not a patient implant, comprising an elongated body including at least a portion having the shape and the size of a spinal correction rod.

This invention relates to a surgery planning tool, which is not a patient implant, comprising an elongated body including at least a portion having the shape and the size of a spinal correction rod.

A surgical drill type cutting tool includes a shank and an active portion extending in the extension of the shank, with chip areas extending along the active portion, and a ring surrounding a part of the active portion, an inner surface of the ring engaging the active portion without closing off the chip areas, allowing irrigation fluid to provides useful irrigation over most of the length of the active portion of the surgical drill bit.

A system for imaging a knee joint of a patient and/or co-registering 2D images of a knee joint of a patient is provided. The system comprises a plurality of rigid bands and one or more temporary tattoos. The plurality of rigid bands comprises at least a first rigid band and a second rigid band. Each rigid band comprises a base configured to be affixed to the skin of the patient and a plurality of metal fiducial markers disposed along the base in a planar arrangement. The metal fiducial markers of the first rigid band are configured to be arranged on the skin in a horizontal plane and the metal fiducial markers of the second rigid band are configured to be arranged on the skin in a vertical plane. Each temporary tattoo comprises a flexible substrate and a radiopaque material printed on the flexible substrate in a grid pattern. The temporary tattoo is configured to contact the skin to affix the grid pattern to the skin.

A teleoperational system receives a movement command in response to movement of an input device, in response to determining an instrument is being controlled based on the movement of the input device, maps the movement command to a first movement of the instrument in an instrument frame using a first mapping, and in response to determining a tissue probe is being controlled based on the movement of the input device, maps the movement command to a second movement of the tissue probe in a tissue probe frame using a second mapping. The first mapping maps motion in an input direction in the input frame to an instrument direction in the instrument frame. The second mapping maps motion in the input direction to a tissue probe direction in the tissue probe frame. The instrument direction corresponding with the input direction. The tissue probe direction not corresponding with the input direction.

A system for detecting analytes in a biological subject, the system including at least one substrate including a plurality of microstructures configured to breach a stratum corneum of the subject, and wherein the one or more microstructures are responsive to a presence, absence, level or concentration of analytes to cause a change in appearance thereby indicating that a presence, absence, level or concentration of analytes has been detected.

A system for detecting analytes in a biological subject, the system including at least one substrate including a plurality of microstructures configured to breach a stratum corneum of the subject, and wherein the one or more microstructures are responsive to a presence, absence, level or concentration of analytes to cause a change in appearance thereby indicating that a presence, absence, level or concentration of analytes has been detected.