A medical capsule, comprising an enclosure, the enclosure comprising an opening at one end along an axial direction; a PCB group and a functional unit which are arranged inside the enclosure; wherein the PCB group comprises a plurality of PCBs which are connected through flexible printed circuits and are spaced from each other, and the functional unit comprises a battery unit electrically connected to the PCB; and a pressure detection unit, comprising a pressure transmission film assembled at the opening, a pressure sensor positioned in the enclosure, and a pressure collecting and processing circuit board electrically connected to the pressure sensor, wherein the pressure collecting and processing circuit board is connected to one of the PCBs through a flexible printed circuit. The medical capsule is simple in structure, easy to equip and allows for expansion of functions as needed.

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media relate to a handheld wireless endoscope image streaming apparatus. The apparatus may establish a wireless connection to a computer system. The apparatus may obtain, via a digital camera, video imagery via an endoscope, the video imagery including multiple frames. The apparatus may stream to a computer system video data.

Techniques for segmenting a percutaneous medical procedure based on one or more determinable phases. The techniques may include obtaining a first set of features over a first time period. The first set of features may be derived from instrument telemetry data corresponding to an endoluminal scope instrument. The technique may also include obtaining a second set of features over the first time period. The second set of features may be derived from instrument telemetry data corresponding to a percutaneous needle instrument. Based on the first set of features and the second set of features, the techniques may classify at least a portion of the first time period as a first phase of the percutaneous medical procedure.

A device, system, and method that: acquires information that a sterilized endoscope, having reusable and non-reusable parts, is used; outputs an instruction for collecting the used endoscope from a medical institution; acquires information on the number of endoscopes scheduled for inspection, a predetermined number of endoscopes not scheduled for inspection, and the number of endoscopes in an endoscope inventory; outputs an instruction for delivering a non-used replaceable endoscope to the institution in response to the collection instruction; and outputs an instruction for delivering a non-used endoscope to the institution when equation (2) is not satisfied, equation (2) being: endoscope inventory quantity>number of endoscopes scheduled for inspection+predetermined number.

Various surgical systems are disclosed. A surgical system can include a surgical robot and a surgical hub. The surgical robot can include a control unit in signal communication with a control console and a robotic tool. The surgical hub can include a display. The surgical hub can be in signal communication with the control unit. A facility can include a plurality of surgical hubs that communicate data from the surgical robots to a primary server. To alleviate bandwidth competition among the surgical hubs, the surgical hubs can include prioritization protocols for collecting, storing, and/or communicating data to the primary server.

A communication method for a capsule system, comprising: a capsule periodically transmits a capsule characteristics identifier; a configurator receives the capsule characteristics identifier, and transmits the capsule characteristics identifier and a configurator characteristics identifier; the capsule checks whether the received capsule characteristics identifier is consistent with the capsule characteristics identifier in local, and when it is consistent, the capsule saves the configurator characteristics identifier and transmits the configurator characteristics identifier; the configurator receives and checks whether the configurator characteristics identifier is consistent with the configurator characteristics identifier in local, and when it is consistent, the configurator locks the capsule to complete pairing.

An ingestible device comprising a capsule, a camera, an antenna, and a propulsion component id disclosed. The camera can capture images of various in vivo environments as the ingestible device traverses the gastrointestinal tract, and these images can be wirelessly transmitted to an electronic device located outside of the living body. The images may be transmitted to the electronic device for review by an operator responsible for controlling the ingestible device.

Method for extending battery life and a capsule endoscope using the method are disclosed. According to this method, a peak current in a current profile consumed by the capsule endoscope is identified, where the peak current is contributed by at least two sub-tasks associated with operations of the capsule endoscope and said at least two sub-tasks are performed overlapping in time. A running voltage indicating a battery output voltage at or near time instances of the peak current is determined. When the running voltage a condition caused by IR (battery internal-resistance) voltage drop, the sub-tasks are adjusted to reduce overlapping so as to reduce the peak current to a second peak current. According to another method, at least one sub-task is switched to another sub-task when the running voltage is below a threshold.

A sensor including electrodes, a control module and a physical layer module. The electrodes are configured to (i) attach to a patient, and (ii) receive a first electromyographic signal from the patient. The control module is connected to the electrodes. The control module is configured to (i) detect the first electromyographic signal, and (ii) generate a first voltage signal. The physical layer module is configured to: receive a payload request from a console interface module or a nerve integrity monitoring device; and based on the payload request, (i) upconvert the first voltage signal to a first radio frequency signal, and (ii) wirelessly transmit the first radio frequency signal from the sensor to the console interface module or the nerve integrity monitoring device.

This disclosure relates to instruments and methods of performing an endoscopy. An endoscope for producing images of a surgery in vivo may include a hub and an imaging rod extending from the hub, the imaging rod being configured to receive light and direct the light to an imaging sensor located adjacent to a distal end of the imaging rod, the hub and the imaging rod being attached to form an assembly having a center of mass established distally of the hub. In other implementations, the hub may be omitted.