A method, system and apparatus for image capture and registration are described. The method includes: obtaining a position of an imaging device in a tracking system frame of reference; obtaining a position of a patient in the tracking system frame of reference; determining, based on the position of the imaging device and the position of the patient, a transformation for registering an imaging device frame of reference with a patient frame of reference; receiving an instruction to capture an image, the instruction including coordinates identifying a target area in the patient frame of reference; applying the transformation to convert the coordinates to the imaging device frame of reference; and controlling the imaging device to capture an image based on the converted coordinates.

A method of confirming the location of a target tissue within a patient using a navigation system is provided. The navigation system displays images from a pre-acquired image dataset and provides location information of a medical device within a patient in relation to a patient tracking device affixed to the patient. The method includes determining an initial location of the target tissue, navigating a steerable catheter through the airway of the patient to a position proximate the initial location, tracking the location of the steerable catheter in the airway using the navigation system, generating information regarding the presence of the target tissue using a tissue sensing device inserted into the steerable catheter, and determining a confirmed location of the target tissue in relation to the patient tracking device using the generated information regarding the presence of the target tissue and the tracked location of the steerable catheter.

Examples herein may include a computer-implemented method for contextually transforming data into an aggregated display feed. The method may include determining a first biomarker from a first data stream and a second biomarker from a second data stream. The method may include determining that the first biomarker and the second biomarker are interlinked to a physiologic function or morbidity. The method may include determining one or more cooperative measures related to the physiologic function or morbidity using the first biomarker and the second biomarker. The method may include generating a directional measure to indicate a contextual summary of the one or more cooperative measure. The method may include displaying the directional measure to a health care provider.

Techniques for obtaining materials science properties of soft tissue for use in a damage model for ameliorating injuries in an individual performing a process are presented. The techniques can include obtaining physical parameters characterizing the soft tissue of the individual under each of a plurality of loading conditions, fitting a soft tissue damage model based on the parameters, and ameliorating injury in performing the process by implementing guidelines based on the soft tissue damage model.

The present application relates to a method for recognizing motion pattern of human lower limb and prostheses, orthoses, or exoskeletons thereof. The method may comprise collecting motion data; inputting the collected motion data and corresponding limb motion patterns into a classifier or pattern recognizer to train the classifier or the pattern recognizer; and inputting the motion data of the limb obtained in real time by the sensor into the trained classifier or the trained pattern recognizer to recognize a motion pattern of the limb.

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.

The present invention provides a closed-loop system for real-time control of epidural and/or subdural electrical stimulation comprising: means for applying to a subject neuromodulation with adjustable stimulation parameters, said means being operatively connected with a real-time monitoring component comprising sensors continuously acquiring feedback signals from said subject, said signals being neural signals and/or signals providing features of motion of said subject, said system being operatively connected with a signal processing device receiving said feedback signals and operating real-time automatic control algorithms, said signal processing device being operatively connected with said means and providing said means with new stimulation parameters, with minimum delay. The system of the invention improves consistency of walking in a subject with a neuromotor impairment. A Real Time Automatic Control Algorithm is used, comprising a feedforward component employing a single input-single output model (SISO), or a multiple input-single output (MISO) model.

A method for determining the position and/or orientation of at least one sensor system relative to the base structure of a scanning system during scanning of an object, the method includes obtaining one or more tracking images using one or more cameras, where the cameras are in a fixed position with respect to the sensor system; and determining from the one or more tracking images the position and/or orientation of the sensor system relative to the base structure at a given time.

A surgical system includes a robotic device, and a surgical tool coupled to the robotic device and comprising a distal end. The system further includes a neural monitor configured to generate an electrical signal and apply the electrical signal to the distal end of the surgical tool, wherein the electrical signal causes innervation of a first portion of a patient's anatomy which generates an electromyographic signal, and a sensor configured to measure the electromyographic signal. The neural monitor is configured to determine a distance between the distal end of the surgical tool and a portion of nervous tissue based on the electrical signal and the electromyographic signal, and cause feedback to be provided to a user based on the distance.

Methods and systems for performing computer-assisted image-guided surgery, including robotically-assisted surgery. A method of displaying image data includes displaying image data of a patient on a handheld display device, tracking the handheld display device using a motion tracking system, and modifying the image data displayed in response to changes in the position and orientation of the handheld display device. Further embodiments include a sterile case for a handheld display device, display devices on a robotic arm, and methods and systems for performing image-guided surgery using multiple reference marker devices fixed to a patient.