A61B2560/0437

SURGICAL OBSERVATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD
20210113292 · 2021-04-22 · ·

[Problem] Enabling suppressing of emission of unnecessary illumination light and concentrating the illumination light on a necessary region while suppressing the hindrance of user's movement. [Solution] There is provided a surgical observation device including: an imaging unit that captures an image of a surgical region being an observation target and thereby outputs a captured image; an irradiation unit that irradiates the surgical region with illumination light; an arm unit including a plurality of links and one or more joints connecting the plurality of links and configured to hold, at one end, the imaging unit and the irradiation unit; and a support unit connected to the other end of the arm unit and configured to support the arm unit, in which the support unit has a light source unit an irradiation optical system, the arm unit has an optical waveguide that guides a light beam emitted from the light source unit and passing through the irradiation optical system to the irradiation unit, and the irradiation optical system sets a variable irradiation range of the illumination light emitted by the irradiation unit.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD FLOW USING A BACKSCATTERING CONTRAST
20210113101 · 2021-04-22 ·

An apparatus including: an imaging system; a probe for insertion into a vessel, the probe being coupled to the imaging system; a flow delivery system associated with the probe to release a differential-contrast fluid into the vessel at a location proximal to an end of the probe; and a processor to: collect data from the imaging system based on release of the differential-contrast fluid into the vessel, analyze the collected data to identify a presence or absence of the differential-contrast fluid as a function of time, and determine a flow rate in the vessel based on analyzing the collected data.

System with a gantry of a computed tomography device and a docking station and method for cooling a component of the gantry

A system with a gantry of a computed tomography device and a docking station and method are for cooling a component of the gantry. In an embodiment, the system includes a gantry of a computed tomography device, the gantry including a chassis and a heat store; and a docking station. The gantry is movable via the chassis relative to the docking station. The gantry and the docking station are detachably connectable to one another such that a detachable coolant-exchange connection for exchanging a coolant and/or a detachable heat-conduction connection for heat conduction is formed between the heat store and the docking station.

Moveable MRI moving apparatus

Apparatus for imaging during surgical procedures includes an operating room for the surgical procedure and an MRI for obtaining images periodically through the surgical procedure by moving the magnet up to the table. The magnet wire is formed of a superconducting material such as magnesium di-boride or Niobium-Titanium which is cooled by a vacuum cryocooling system to superconductivity without use of liquid helium. The magnet weighs less than 1 to 2 tonne and has a floor area in the range 15 to 35 sq feet so that it can be carried on the floor by a support system having an air cushion covering the base area of the magnet having side skirts so as to spread the weight over the entire base area. The magnet remains in the room during surgery and is powered off to turn off the magnetic field when in the second position remote from the table.

Method and apparatus for automatically integrating a medical device into a medical facility network
10931522 · 2021-02-23 · ·

A method for integrating a medical device into a medical facility network by equipping the medical device with wireless communication device is disclosed. The medical device is provided into a medical treatment area within wireless range of the medical facility network. The medical facility network is configured to detect the medical device upon entry into the medical treatment area, and then recognize or authenticate the medical device. The medical facility network is configured to thereafter transmit an initialization signal to the medical device. A system for integrating medical devices, a medical device capable of integration, and a medical facility network are also disclosed.

MEDICAL DISPLAY CONTROLLING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY CONTROLLING METHOD
20210038342 · 2021-02-11 · ·

[Problem to be Solved] Provided are a medical display controlling apparatus and a display controlling method capable of enhancing convenience of medical providers.

[Solution] Provided is a medical display controlling apparatus including: a generating unit configured to generate a three-dimensional model of an observed object based on a right-eye medical captured image and a left-eye medical captured image taken by an imaging device configured to image the observed object; and a display controller configured to cause a display screen to display a combination of the three-dimensional model with a right-eye special light observation image and a left-eye special light observation image, or a combination of the three-dimensional model with biological information acquired from an external biological information acquiring apparatus.

TRAY ARM ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A JOINT WITH A TWO-TIER FRICTION MECHANISM
20210041055 · 2021-02-11 ·

Particular embodiments disclosed herein provide a joint of a tray arm assembly, comprising a joint body, a shaft configured to rotate relative to the joint body about a longitudinal axis of the shaft, and a slip clutch assembly, comprising a clutch stack, including a plurality of first clutch plates keyed to the shaft and a plurality of second clutch plates keyed to the joint body. The clutch stack further comprises a spring configured to selectively exert a force on the clutch stack, wherein the force compresses the clutch stack causing a friction between the plurality of first clutch plates and the plurality of second clutch plates with respect to a rotation of the shaft relative to the joint body.

TREATMENT SUPPORT APPARATUS AND DETERMINATION METHOD IN TREATMENT SUPPORT APPARATUS
20210059532 · 2021-03-04 ·

This treatment support apparatus is provided with a fluorescence detection unit for detecting fluorescence emitted from a photosensitizer by being irradiating with treatment light, and a determination unit for determining a cancer region based on a temporal change of a signal value of the fluorescence detected by the fluorescence detection unit.

COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED INTERACTIVE SURGICAL SYSTEMS

A surgical hub is for use with a surgical instrument configured to deliver therapeutic energy to tissue at a surgical site of a surgical procedure. The surgical hub comprises: a hub enclosure, comprising a docking station including a docking port comprising data and power contacts; and a combo generator module removably retainable in the docking station. The combo generator module comprises: an ultrasonic energy generator component; a radio frequency (RF) energy generator component; a smoke evacuation component; and a connection port. At least one of the ultrasonic energy generator component and the radio frequency (RF) generator component are couplable to the surgical instrument through the connection port. The combo generator module further comprises at least one smoke evacuation component, configured to evacuate smoke generated by an application of therapeutic energy to the tissue by the surgical instrument.

Cart for Robotic Arms and Method and Apparatus for Registering Cart to Surgical Table

In some embodiments, an apparatus can include a cart for a surgical robotic arm having a coupler releasably coupleable to a coupling site on a surgical table. The cart can include a base and a first engagement feature. The base can be freely movably on a support surface between a first location remote from the surgical table and a second location adjacent the surgical table. The first engagement feature can be configured for engagement with a second engagement feature associated with the surgical table such that, when the first engagement feature and the second engagement feature are engaged, the coupler of the robotic am is disposed in a position in which the coupler of the robotic arm can be engaged by the coupler of the surgical table.