The method of locating at least one mobile perception device of a navigation platform, the mobile perception device intended to be worn or carried by a user in a surgical scene, the navigation platform including at least one perception sensor, comprises: —acquiring, by the at least one perception sensor, a plurality of successive images of the scene including the portion of the body of the patient intended to be subjected to the surgical operation; —processing the plurality of successive images to evaluate a relative position of the mobile perception device and the portion of the body intended to be subjected to the surgical operation, wherein the relative position of the mobile perception device and the portion of the body takes into account a movement of the mobile perception device.

The method of fitting a knee prosthesis in a knee of a patient includes displaying, by a visual display device of a mobile augmented reality navigation system worn or carried by a user performing or assisting at least one navigation-assisted stage of the method, at least one visual element superposed on a view of at least a portion of a surgical scene of the fitting of the knee prosthesis. The visual element can be a 3D model of at least one portion of the knee of the patient, a 3D model of another component of the surgical scene, information relative to the at least one portion of the knee of the patient, and/or information relative to the other component of the surgical scene.

A surgical stapling system for stapling the tissue of a patient is disclosed. The stapling system comprises a housing, a shaft extending from the housing, and an end effector extending from the shaft. The end effector comprises a plurality of staples removably stored therein and, also, an anvil configured to deform the staples. The stapling system further comprises a firing mechanism configured to deploy the staples along a staple firing path longer than 60 mm, a camera configured to capture an image of the patient tissue, a display, and a controller configured to generate an image of the staple firing path, wherein the images are displayed on the display.

A virtual reality system providing a virtual robotic surgical environment, and methods for using the virtual reality system, are described herein. Within the virtual reality system, various user modes enable different kinds of interactions between a user and the virtual robotic surgical environment. For example, one variation of a method for facilitating navigation of a virtual robotic surgical environment includes displaying a first-person perspective view of the virtual robotic surgical environment from a first vantage point, displaying a first window view of the virtual robotic surgical environment from a second vantage point and displaying a second window view of the virtual robotic surgical environment from a third vantage point. Additionally, in response to a user input associating the first and second window views, a trajectory between the second and third vantage points can be generated sequentially linking the first and second window views.

A telesurgical mentoring platform with a wheeled base, a lower rack mounted on the base, an upper rack extending vertically from the lower rack, a compactly foldable articulated arm that is configured to extend horizontally outward away from the upper rack and configured to connect to a connector piece holding an end effectuator at its distal end, a tablet personal computer; the console configured to be readily mobilized on the floor of an existing operating room and is capable of providing a connectivity point for communication, audiovisual, and data transfer services in an operating room.

Navigation assistance systems and methods for use with a surgical instrument to assist in navigation of a surgical instrument during an operation. The system may include sensors that may observe the patient to generate positioning data regarding the relative position of the surgical instrument and the patient. The system may retrieve imaging data regarding the patient and correlate the imaging data to the positioning data. In turn, the position of the surgical instrument relative to the imaging data may be provided and used to generate navigation date (e.g., position, orientation, trajectory, or the like) regarding the surgical instrument.

An example method includes obtaining, a virtual model of a portion of an anatomy of a patient obtained from a virtual surgical plan for an orthopedic joint repair surgical procedure to attach a prosthetic to the anatomy; identifying, based on data obtained by one or more sensors, positions of one or more physical markers positioned relative to the anatomy of the patient; and registering, based on the identified positions, the virtual model of the portion of the anatomy with a corresponding observed portion of the anatomy.

A computer specific system for receiving a plurality of medical imaging specific 3D patient specific data sets from different 3D data sources, for a patient receiving reconstructive surgery, locating and applying a plurality of landmarks to each data set, and performing an overlay analysis procedure that aligns the 3D data sets from the different 3D data sources to create a 3D medical image representation of the patient's tissue. The 3D representation can be used to create 3D models for use by surgeons to perform reconstructive surgical procedures.

Apparatus and methods are provided for performing a medical procedure, such as a laparoscopic appendectomy using a stapler apparatus including a reusable handle portion including a shaft include proximal and distal ends, a disposable end effector attached to the distal end of the shaft of the reusable handle carrying one or more staples. For example, the end effector may include first and second jaws movable relative to one another between open and closed positions, the first jaw carrying a cartridge which includes the one or more staples. A Doppler sensor, a cutting element, and, optionally, a thermal element are also provided on the end effector. The end effector is introduced into a patient's body, tissue is positioned/locked between the jaws, and a plurality of staples are deployed into the tissue. The Doppler sensor is used to confirm that blood flow has discontinued in the stapled tissue, and the cutting element is actuated to sever the stapled tissue.

A guidance device for guidance of surgical interventions on a patient, the surgical interventions requiring an intervention device to surgically enter the body and be directed through body tissues to a target site within the patient's head, the guidance device comprising: a guide piece 4 for guiding the intervention device and directing it to the target site within the patient's head; a mouthpiece 2 arranged to anchor the device in a fixed orientation relative to the patient's upper jaw or lower jaw; and a targeted or targetable mounting 6 supporting the guide piece on the mouthpiece, the mounting 6 being for directing the guide piece 4 in a desired orientation relative to the mouthpiece 2 to thereby direct the intervention device through body tissues to the target site in the patient's head.