One or more camera lenses used for robotic surgery can be cleaned without the need to remove and reinsert one or more cameras. The approaches described herein facilitate cleaning the one or more lenses or one or more protective windows on demand and without the need to remove and reinsert the one or more cameras. Cleaning can include one or more of washing or wiping the one or more lenses or one or more protective windows.

One or more camera lenses used for robotic surgery can be cleaned without the need to remove and reinsert one or more cameras. The approaches described herein facilitate cleaning the one or more lenses or one or more protective windows on demand and without the need to remove and reinsert the one or more cameras. Cleaning can include one or more of washing or wiping the one or more lenses or one or more protective windows.

An endoscope cleansing accessory is described for use with an automatic endoscope reprocessing (AER) apparatus which utilizes the motive force provided by a flowing cleansing fluid already within the AER to actuate an actuator wheel of the endoscope during the cleansing process. The movement or actuation of the actuator wheel during cleansing in turn imparts a back and forth motion to an elevator platform or forceps raiser within the endoscope to loosen tissue and other particles that are then flushed out by the flowing cleansing fluid.

The medical device holder can be attached to a plurality of different support structures to retain a medical device at a convenient location near a patient. The medical device holder includes an elongated housing which defines a pair of storage areas for a medical device. The housing is formed of a first planar member fixed to a second concave member. The concave member defines first and second chambers, the first being generally L-shaped.

A surgical instrument including one or both of a shield on a distal end portion of a shaft and a counterweight in a handle for enhanced functionality, efficiency and/or efficacy. The shield covers portions of a linkage that extend beyond outer dimensions of the shaft during operation of the instrument. The counterweight is proximal to a hand grip and configured to locate a center of gravity of the instrument within the hand grip. The instrument may be configured as a video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) and/or minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) device.

An interventional unmanned operation chamber system is provided. The system includes a catheter chamber, which is an area for interventional operation and is provided with a catheter bed therein. The control chamber is arranged close to the catheter chamber, and an observation window is arranged between the catheter chamber and the control chamber. The catheter chamber has intervenient operation robot, master control robot, puncture robot, catheter and guidewire replacing robot that cooperate with each other to work internally. A DSA device and a contrast agent injection device are arranged on the catheter bed. The monitoring device is arranged in the control chamber and is in communication with the robots, the DSA device and the contrast agent injection device, and is used for displaying information of each device and the robot, synchronously updating in real time and supervising by a doctor. The controller is arranged in the control chamber.

An interventional unmanned operation chamber system is provided. The system includes a catheter chamber, which is an area for interventional operation and is provided with a catheter bed therein. The control chamber is arranged close to the catheter chamber, and an observation window is arranged between the catheter chamber and the control chamber. The catheter chamber has intervenient operation robot, master control robot, puncture robot, catheter and guidewire replacing robot that cooperate with each other to work internally. A DSA device and a contrast agent injection device are arranged on the catheter bed. The monitoring device is arranged in the control chamber and is in communication with the robots, the DSA device and the contrast agent injection device, and is used for displaying information of each device and the robot, synchronously updating in real time and supervising by a doctor. The controller is arranged in the control chamber.

A medical device includes a medical instrument guide. The medical instrument guide includes a guide body, The guide body includes a foam and a bore through the foam. The foam includes a plurality of open cells that hold a biocompatible lubricant. And, the bore is sized to receive a medical instrument shaft and is defined at least in part by a surface exposing the plurality of open cells holding the biocompatible lubricant to the medical instrument shaft.

Ultrasound imaging tools are configured with rotation and deflection control. Methods of controlling an ultrasound imaging transducer may include advancing a distal end region of a catheter assembly to an anatomical region of interest, the catheter assembly may include a rotatable shaft carrying an ultrasound imaging transducer; and a deflectable shaft. Actuating a first actuator of a handle assembly may cause rotational movement of the rotatable shaft relative to the deflectable shaft, which thereby causes rotational movement of the ultrasound imaging transducer; and actuating a second actuator of the handle assembly to cause deflection of the deflectable shaft, where the handle assembly includes a handle body with an outer surface that can be gripped by a user, and where the first actuator and the second actuator are circumferentially disposed about a longitudinal axis of the handle body.

Ultrasound imaging tools are configured with rotation and deflection control. Methods of controlling an ultrasound imaging transducer may include advancing a distal end region of a catheter assembly to an anatomical region of interest, the catheter assembly may include a rotatable shaft carrying an ultrasound imaging transducer; and a deflectable shaft. Actuating a first actuator of a handle assembly may cause rotational movement of the rotatable shaft relative to the deflectable shaft, which thereby causes rotational movement of the ultrasound imaging transducer; and actuating a second actuator of the handle assembly to cause deflection of the deflectable shaft, where the handle assembly includes a handle body with an outer surface that can be gripped by a user, and where the first actuator and the second actuator are circumferentially disposed about a longitudinal axis of the handle body.