A robotic surgical system and method of selectively binding articulation limits to a surgical instrument includes detecting a proximal or a distal linear movement of the surgical instrument, calculating a distance between a tool center point of the surgical instrument after the proximal or the distal linear movement and a remote center of motion, assigning and binding an articulation limit to the surgical instrument based on the calculated distance when the detected linear movement is distal linear movement, and assigning a non-binding articulation limit to the surgical instrument based on the calculated distance when the detected linear movement is proximal a linear movement.

A system for treating a target tissue of a patient comprises a first robotic arm coupled to a treatment probe for treating the target tissue of the patient, and a second robotic arm coupled to an imaging probe for imaging the target tissue of the patient. The system further comprises one or more computing devices operably coupled with the first robotic arm and the second robotic arm, the one or more computing devices configured to execute instructions for controlling movement of one or more of the first robotic arm or the second robotic arm. The treatment probe and/or imaging probe may be constrained to be moved only within an allowable range of motion.

A method and device handle having a slide assembly are disclosed for controlling rotational speed of a catheter assembly under various rotational loads. The method includes setting a first current limit in a processor, activating the catheter assembly to rotate, calculating a current value in rotational period of a first current limit, updating a second current limit from the first current limit, and wherein the second current limit is lower than the first current limit.

A device and a method for sealing an opening in the wall of a blood vessel is provided. The device includes pushing mechanism, a shaft fixedly connected to the pushing mechanism, a seal assembly attached to the distal end of the shaft, and a pushing rod also engaging the seal assembly, the pushing mechanism moving the pushing rod from a first position to a second position.

It is commonly known within the art of cutaneous/transcutaneous blood gas monitoring to warm up the skin of the patient to allow carbon dioxide and oxygen to diffuse easily through the skin. This is especially the case for transcutaneous partial pressure monitoring of oxygen. Heating the skin to 43° C. to 45° C. over several hours or days may cause damage to the skin. In order to avoid or minimize the risk of these damage, it is proposed to monitor the blood gases at a lower temperature with a cutaneous sensor, and intermittently warm up the skin to a temperature of 42° C. or more for a short duration to monitor the transcutaneous partial pressure of oxygen, before lowering the temperature to the lower set point.

A surgical instrument comprising a shiftable transmission is disclosed. The transmission comprises a mechanism for assuring that the transmission is in one of a plurality of predefined configurations.

A forceps includes one or more shafts having first and second jaw members at the distal end portions thereof. The jaw members are moveable from a position wherein the jaw members are spaced relative to one another to one or more approximated positions wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp and/or seal tissue. A stop member is disposed on the first jaw member and complements a corresponding step feature defined within the second jaw member. The jaw members are tip biased at their distal surfaces such that when the jaw members move from the spaced position to a first approximated position, the distal surfaces cooperate to grasp tissue. The jaw members are further movable from the first approximated position to a second approximated position wherein the stop member bottoms out within the step feature and biases the distal surfaces to form a gap therebetween for sealing purposes.

Surgical devices and methods are described herein that provide improved motor control and feedback, thereby combining advantages of manually-operated and powered surgical devices. In one embodiment, a surgical device includes a proximal handle portion that includes a motor, a distal end effector coupled to the handle portion, and a cutting element configured to cut tissue engaged by the end effector, wherein the motor is configured to supply power that moves the cutting element. The device also includes a motor control mechanism configured to cause the amount of the power to dynamically change in response to a manual user input when the cutting element is moving.

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.

The limiting device includes a clamping portion and a movable portion; the clamping portion and the movable portion are both annular structures, two ends of the clamping portion and the movable portion are respectively connected to form a connected double-ring structure, and the ring diameter of the movable portion is larger than that of the clamping portion. The limiting device is disposed on a core rod, the clamping portion and the core rod are in interference fit, and the movable portion and the core rod are in clearance fit. When the movable portion cooperates with the core rod, the limiting device may slide relative to the core rod; when the clamping portion cooperates with the core rod, the limiting device and the core rod are in a fixed state, and the limiting device cannot slide relative to the core rod, thus achieving the purpose of limiting.