Patent classifications
A61B2018/00589
END EFFECTOR DRIVE MECHANISMS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS FOR USE IN ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMS
A robotic system includes an electrosurgical instrument having an instrument housing with a shaft and first and second jaw members attached thereto movable to grasp tissue. An input is coupled to a jaw drive rod and is configured to move the jaw members. A strain gauge is coupled to the jaw drive rod and is configured to measure an amount of strain thereon and communicate the amount of strain to a robotic controller. A handle is remotely disposed relative to the instrument housing and is configured to communicate with the input for controlling the jaw members. The handle includes a housing having components therein and a lever operably associated therewith such that movement of the lever relative to the housing correlates to movement of the jaw members. The components are configured to operably regulate the resistance of the lever in response to the amount of strain from the strain gauge.
SURGICAL DEVICE SEAL
A surgical instrument is disclosed, which is configured to be releasably connectable to a hand-piece. The surgical instrument includes electrical contacts configured to be electrically connected to the hand-piece. The surgical instrument further includes a sealing member having sealing elements. At least one sealing element of the plurality of sealing elements is formed of an elastomeric material and is configured to form a seal around one the electrical contacts when the surgical instrument is connected to the hand-piece, such that the electrical contact is electrically isolated from other electrical contacts on the surgical instrument. At least one sealing element is configured such that a force required to connect the surgical instrument to the hand-piece is not reliant on a bulk compression of the elastomeric material.
TREATMENT INSTRUMENT
Treatment instrument with movable handle and fixed handle includes biasing member for biasing the movable handle in an opening direction and an assist system with attraction force, e.g., magnetic force, to attract the movable handle in a closing direction toward the fixed handle. Range of movement of movable handle includes first movable range and second movable range. The second movable range occurs when a second gripping piece, e.g. a jaw, is in contact with respect to a first gripping piece, e.g., a vibration transmission member, and the movable handle is then further moved in a direction toward the fixed handle to a fully closed position. In the second movable range, attraction forces associated with the assist system are smaller than biasing force from the biasing member so that, upon release of a gripping force by an operator, the movable handle moves away from the fixed handle.
RECEIVER COMPRISING COILS FOR WIRELESSLY RECEIVING POWER
A receiver (6) is disclosed for wirelessly receiving power from a transmitter. The receiver comprises a resonant receiver circuit having a plurality of coils (200a)-(200d) operatively coupled to a combining circuit (202). Each coil, with the combining circuit, is arranged to receive power via resonant inductive coupling. The combining circuit is arranged to combine power received from the plurality of coils for provision to an electric load. Other embodiments provide a capsule for ingestion by a patient, the capsule comprising the receiver.
METHOD AND DEVICE OF ADAPTIVE EMC-EMI RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL DATA PROCESSING
A method and a device of adaptive EMC-EMI radio frequency signal data processing are provided. The method includes: performing segmentation and preprocessing in response to a radio frequency signal; performing Hilbert-Huang transform on signals after segmentation; calculating EMC power, EMI radio frequency energy and mode, and a radio frequency signal-to-noise mode, and comparing the EMC power, the EMI radio frequency energy and mode, and the radio frequency signal-to-noise mode with corresponding thresholds; and adaptively adjusting energy parameters of a radio frequency ablation device, or prompting a user to adjust the energy parameters of the radio frequency ablation device. Instantaneous and dynamic radio frequency plasma is qualitatively and quantitatively detected and classified according to a signal-to-noise mode and pattern recognition of radio frequency emission, and an actual state of the knife head is perceived, to performs adaptive control or prompt the user to perform an adjustment operation.
TREATMENT INSTRUMENT
Treatment instrument includes an operation button for receiving a user operation provided in a housing. The housing has a pair of first surfaces spaced apart at predetermined intervals and a sliding portion of the operation button, provided with a curved second surface having a predetermined curvature, is located in the space between the pair of first surfaces and configured for rotation and to press a switch element in response to a user operation to affect an associated treatment operation.
Medical treatment tool
One aspect of the present disclosure is a medical treatment tool including a first arm having a first end and a second end and a second arm having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the first arm and the first end of the second arm are coupled such that a distance between the second end of the first arm and the second end of the second arm is adjustable. Each of the first arm and the second arm comprises: a conductor extending from the first end to the second end and exposed at the second end; a support containing a composite material made of a resin and a reinforcing material as a main component and extending along the conductor; and a cover covering the conductor and the support.
Method of hub communication, processing, display, and cloud analytics
A method of displaying an operational parameter of a surgical system is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a cloud computing system of the surgical system, first usage data, from a first subset of surgical hubs of the surgical system; receiving, by the cloud computing system, second usage data, from a second subset of surgical hubs of the surgical system; analyzing, by the cloud computing system, the first and the second usage data to correlate the first and the second usage data with surgical outcome data; determining, by the cloud computing system, based on the correlation, a recommended medical resource usage configuration; and displaying, on respective displays on the first and the second subset of surgical hubs, indications of the recommended medical resource usage configuration.
Optical tissue feedback device for an electrosurgical device
A tissue sensing device for use with an electrosurgical knife is proposed which comprises a proximal end portion, a distal end portion and a grip portion there between. The proximal end portion is configured for attachment to a housing of the electrosurgical knife. The distal end portion is configured for movably supporting a blade of the knife. A distal end of an optical fiber is arranged at the distal end portion of the device and a proximal end of the optical fiber is connectable to an optical console, so that optical measurements can be performed at the distal end portion.
Arthroscopic devices and methods
An electrosurgical probe for ablating tissue includes an elongated shaft having an axis and a distal end. An electrically insulating housing at the distal end of the shaft has a window, and an interior channel in the shaft extends through the housing to the window. The window faces laterally relative to the axis, and a moveable member with a blade-like electrode edge is disposed within the window. A motor drives the energized electrode edge axially in the window to ablate tissue.