The invention relates to medical therapy of detrimental lesions. A system treats with non-invasive arrays of non-ionizing energy-radiation sources. The external sources focus energy dose distribution to a selected volume in a body. Energy output is directed towards a pathologic location and quenched around other sites or healthy tissue. Beam aiming is done without source movement. Targeted, volumetrically discrete energy deposition can beneficially manipulate lesions within the body. The purpose of the focused and enhanced energy deposition is to repair or disable pathologic physiology or structures, nerve pathways, extracellular fluid, and misfolded proteins. Locally augmented energy is used to enhance immunity, release pharmaceutical compounds from energy-sensitive vesicles and reconfigure or eliminate misfolded proteins and their aggregates. Targeted tissue may have enhanced sensitivity to received energy via a non-ionizing-radiation, treatment-localizing agent. This system optimizes delivery of non-ionizing, non-ablating electromagnetic or mechanical energy, degrading or repairing an abnormality upon interaction with it.

A system and a method for managing patient therapy protocols are disclosed. The system includes a patient support apparatus for supporting a patient, a first input device for use by a first caregiver, a location system for determining a location of the first caregiver, and a therapy management system. The therapy management system receives a location of the first caregiver and a selection of a patient therapy protocol, which includes a location requirement. The therapy management system then determines whether the first caregiver location input signal satisfies the location requirement before initiating the selected patient therapy protocol or notifying the second caregiver if the location of the first caregiver does not satisfy the location requirement.

A system and a method for managing patient therapy protocols are disclosed. The system includes a patient support apparatus for supporting a patient, a first input device for use by a first caregiver, a location system for determining a location of the first caregiver, and a therapy management system. The therapy management system receives a location of the first caregiver and a selection of a patient therapy protocol, which includes a location requirement. The therapy management system then determines whether the first caregiver location input signal satisfies the location requirement before initiating the selected patient therapy protocol or notifying the second caregiver if the location of the first caregiver does not satisfy the location requirement.

A patient support apparatus comprising a patient support deck operatively attached to a base with a lift mechanism interposed between the base and the patient support deck to move the patient support deck between first and second vertical configurations relative to the base. A user interface configured to operate the patient support apparatus is provided and comprises a screen configured to display visual content in first and second content layouts. The screen is coupled to the patient support deck for concurrent movement between the vertical configurations A controller disposed in communication with the screen and the lift mechanism is configured to display the visual content in the first content layout when the patient support deck is in the first vertical configuration, and further configured to display the visual content in the second interface layout when the patient support deck is in the second vertical configuration.

A patient support apparatus comprising a patient support deck operatively attached to a base with a lift mechanism interposed between the base and the patient support deck to move the patient support deck between first and second vertical configurations relative to the base. A user interface configured to operate the patient support apparatus is provided and comprises a screen configured to display visual content in first and second content layouts. The screen is coupled to the patient support deck for concurrent movement between the vertical configurations A controller disposed in communication with the screen and the lift mechanism is configured to display the visual content in the first content layout when the patient support deck is in the first vertical configuration, and further configured to display the visual content in the second interface layout when the patient support deck is in the second vertical configuration.

A surgical robotic system may comprise a manipulator assembly including a manipulator arm having a distal portion. The surgical robotic system may also comprise a registration device mounted to a surgical table. The table mounted registration device includes a registration element shaped to contact with the distal portion of the manipulator arm by receiving the distal portion of the manipulator arm to define a spatial relationship between the manipulator assembly and the table mounted registration device. The distal portion of the manipulator arm moves in a plurality of degrees of freedom. The plurality of degrees of freedom is reduced by the table mounted registration device when the table mounted registration device is in contact with the distal portion of the manipulator arm. The surgical robotic system may also comprise a control system that determines the spatial relationship between the manipulator assembly and the table mounted registration device.

A surgical robotic system may comprise a manipulator assembly including a manipulator arm having a distal portion. The surgical robotic system may also comprise a registration device mounted to a surgical table. The table mounted registration device includes a registration element shaped to contact with the distal portion of the manipulator arm by receiving the distal portion of the manipulator arm to define a spatial relationship between the manipulator assembly and the table mounted registration device. The distal portion of the manipulator arm moves in a plurality of degrees of freedom. The plurality of degrees of freedom is reduced by the table mounted registration device when the table mounted registration device is in contact with the distal portion of the manipulator arm. The surgical robotic system may also comprise a control system that determines the spatial relationship between the manipulator assembly and the table mounted registration device.

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an adjustable couch that can be mounted on a medical couch, the adjustable couch comprising: a first couch provided with a fixing means to be fixed to the medical couch; and a second couch disposed on the first couch and provided with a rotating-coupling means to be coupled rotatably about a first axis perpendicular to an upper surface of the first couch.

A locating system for a surgical suite includes optical markers coupled to a medical device. A sensor is configured to obtain an initial position data of the optical markers. A laser device is configured to obtain subsequent position data of the optical markers. A controller receives the initial position data from the sensor and the subsequent position data from the laser device. The controller is configured to determine a position of the medical device within the surgical suite and recognize a type of the medical device in response to the optical markers.

A method and a portable prone surgical positioning device are provided which includes: a base frame assembly having a length varying assembly; a pair of chest supporting frames for a patient to lay in prone position thereupon; a width varying assembly connected to the pair of chest supporting frames; and a curvature varying assembly, connected to the base frame assembly and the width varying assembly, operable to change a curvature of the pair of chest supporting frames.