System and methods for channeling a path into bone include a trocar having a proximal end, distal end and a central channel disposed along a central axis of the trocar. The trocar includes a distal opening at the distal end of the trocar. The system includes a curved cannula sized to be received in the central channel, the curved cannula comprising a curved distal end configured to be extended outward from the distal opening to generate a curved path extending away from the trocar. The curved cannula has a central passageway having a diameter configured to allow a treatment device to be delivered through the central passageway to a location beyond the curved path.

A medical system for performing a procedure within a heart of a patient includes an elongate member having a proximal portion and a pre-formed distal portion. The pre-formed distal portion is configured to contact a portion of a fossa ovalis of the heart. The elongate member includes a lumen extending from the proximal portion to a location proximal of the pre-formed distal portion. The system includes a perforating device having a proximal portion and a distal portion including a puncturing tip. The perforating device is configured to translate within the lumen. The puncturing tip is located substantially in the center of the pre-formed distal portion when the pre-formed distal portion is in contact with the fossa ovalis.

Methods and devices that displace bone or other hard tissue to create a cavity in the tissue. Where such methods and devices rely on a driving mechanism for providing moving of the device to form a profile that improves displacement of the tissue. These methods and devices also allow for creating a path or cavity in bone for insertion of bone cement or other filler to treat a fracture or other condition in the bone. The features relating to the methods and devices described herein can be applied in any region of bone or hard tissue where the tissue or bone is displaced to define a bore or cavity instead of being extracted from the body such as during a drilling or ablation procedure.

A device and method for treatment of a tissue specimen disposed in surrounding tissue has a tissue specimen isolating toot and a tissue specimen damager. The tissue specimen isolating tool isolates the tissue specimen from the surrounding tissue. The tissue specimen damager damages the tissue, with a possible end result being necrosis. The severing tool may have a cutting member that is extendable to an outwardly radially bowed position about device. The tissue specimen is isolated by rotating the cutting member about the tissue specimen. The cutting member may be functionally connected to a cutting member radio frequency generation source. The tissue specimen damager may damage the tissue specimen using ionizing radiation, cutting devices, thermal treatment devices, chemical treatment devices, or sealing an outer boundary of the tissue specimen.

A drainage tube for discharging drainage such as pus accumulated in a gallbladder in a body to outside of the gallbladder, the drainage tube including: a front-stage tube to be inserted into the gallbladder; and a rear-stage tube joined to an end portion on a side opposite to an end portion to be inserted into the gallbladder between both ends of the front-stage tube, in which the front-stage tube and the rear-stage tube are joined to each other by fitting an inner surface of the rear-stage tube to an outer surface of the front-stage tube. An extrusion member that is used to separate the front-stage tube from the rear-stage tube, and that extrudes, from the rear-stage tube, an end portion on a side opposite to an end portion to be inserted into a tissue between both the ends of the front-stage tube is provided.

A method and apparatus for the application of an electrical signal to neural tissue and other target tissue in the living body.

Example embodiments relate to surgical systems comprising an end-effector assembly and arm assembly. The end-effector assembly may include a first instrument assembly having a first instrument and first instrument driven portion configurable to be driven to move the first instrument relative to a first axis. The arm assembly may include first and second arm assembly bodies, first arm assembly joint portion for joining the first and second arm assembly bodies, first instrument drive assembly, and first arm assembly drive assembly. The first instrument drive assembly may include a first integrated motor and first instrument drive portion controllable by the first integrated motor to drive the first instrument driven portion. The first arm assembly drive assembly may include a second integrated motor and first arm assembly drive portion controllable by the second integrated motor to drive the first arm assembly body to move relative to the second arm assembly body.

The invention provides a system for remote control of a surgical device, comprising a first imaging device of a first type having a first image output. The first imaging device is positioned to image an area being subject to surgery. A second imaging device of a second type has a second image output. The second imaging device is positioned to image the area being subjected to surgery. A computer is coupled to receive the first and second image outputs and merge the first and second image outputs into a unitary image output representing a unitary image. Software, resident in the computer generates a graphic user interface including a menu and submenu items. A surgical device is coupled to the computer. Software, resident in said computer, receives and displays information received from the surgical device and/or controls the operation of the surgical device. A display as coupled to the computer for displaying the graphic user interface and the unitary image.

An energy delivery probe and method of using the energy delivery probe to treat a patient is provided herein. The energy delivery probe has at least one probe body having a longitudinal axis and at least a first trocar and a second trocar. Each trocar comprises at least two electrodes that are electrically insulated from each other, and each electrode is independently selectively activatable. An insulative sleeve is positioned in a coaxially surrounding relationship to each of the first trocar and the second trocar. The probe also has a switching means for independently activating at least one electrode. The method involves independently and selectively activating the first and second electrodes to form an ablation zone, then repeating the ablation by delivering energy to a second set of electrodes, producing one or more overlapping ablation zone, and eliminating the need to reposition the ablation probes.

A radiofrequency (RF) generator for use in a tissue puncture system for puncturing a tissue in a body is disclosed. The RF generator includes an RF energy source to couple to an active electrode of an RF puncture device and to couple to a return electrode and a controller coupled to the RF energy source. The controller causes the RF energy source to generate each of a puncture signal and a test signal, the test signal having a lower power than the puncture signal, measures an impedance of the test signal, determine a state of the active electrode based on the impedance measurement, and displays the state on a display device.