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7197354 System for determining the position and orientation of a catheter  
Electromagnetic field detector located within a catheter, for determining the position and orientation of the catheter according to an electromagnetic field generated in the vicinity of the...
7189223 Dual short throw advancer/retractor  
A dual throw advancer/retractor has a pair of finger rings that can independently advance or retract a medical device into a catheter. The advancer/retractor has a body and a channel wherein each...
7181315 Manual-mode operating system for robot  
A manual-mode operating system for a robot provided with an end-effector. The manual-mode operating system includes a display section including a screen for displaying an image of an end-effector;...
7179271 Method for driving an ultrasonic system to improve acquisition of blade resonance frequency at startup  
The ability of an ultrasonic system to sweep and lock onto a resonance frequency of a blade subjected to a heavy load at startup is improved by applying a high drive voltage or a high drive current...
7180014 Method and equipment for automated tracking and identification of nonuniform items  
An apparatus comprising of a segmented instrument tray, precision scale, image processing system, photoelectric sensors and a Personal Computer (PC) is disclosed. Said apparatus provides an...
7177722 Assembling method and apparatus  
An assembling method and an apparatus for carrying out the method capable of efficiently, reliably and easily detecting an insertion and fitting position, for easy automatic assembly. In case a...
7177723 Operational optimization after powering on a robotic data storage library  
A robotic storage library is provided for reducing the transition time to reach an operational state following a transition from a power-off to a power-on state. The robotic storage library can...
7174201 Position sensing system with integral location pad and position display  
Apparatus for performing a medical procedure on a tissue within a body of a subject includes a wireless tag which is fixed to the tissue and includes a first sensor coil. A second sensor coil is...
7169141 Surgical instrument  
A robotic surgery apparatus comprising: a surgical instrument for use at an internal operative site of a subject; a mechanically drivable mounting unit on which the surgical instrument is mounted,...
7171286 Healthcare tele-robotic system with a robot that also functions as a remote station  
A robotic system that includes a plurality of robots that are linked to a plurality of remote stations. The robots have an input device and software that allows control of another robot. This...
7166114 Method and system for calibrating a surgical tool and adapter thereof  
A method for easily calibrating both the position of the tip of a surgical tool and the orientation of that tool includes attaching a tracking device capable of communication with the surgical...
7164970 Medical tele-robotic system  
A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote...
7160309 Systems for anchoring a medical device in a body lumen  
A system for securing a device in tissue, having a sheath having a plurality of side openings; a rotatable element disposed within the sheath; and a plurality of curved projections extending from...
7160286 Racket with self-powered piezoelectric damping system  
According to one embodiment of the invention, a sports racket includes a racket frame comprising a head portion, handle portion and a throat portion joining the head portion to the handle portion....
7160245 Method and device for umbilicus protection during abdominal surgery  
A device and method for umbilicus protection during abdominal surgery; and, especially plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery requiring umbilicoplasty and/or umbilicus transposition is...
7160285 Graft ligament strand tensioner  
A graft ligament strand tensioner includes a frame member for slidingly retaining loops of sutures extending from graft ligament strands. The tensioner further includes a collar portion, and is...
7158859 5 degrees of freedom mobile robot  
A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot with at least five degrees of freedom and a teleconferencing function. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform...
7156839 Multi-purpose surgical instrument  
A multi-instrument surgical tool for use during hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery includes a housing having a plurality of ports disposed therein which are each dimensioned to slidingly house one...
7158860 Healthcare tele-robotic system which allows parallel remote station observation  
A robotic system that includes a mobile robot linked to a plurality of remote stations. The robot provides both audio and visual information to the stations. One of the remote stations, a primary...
7153299 Optical apparatus for detecting and treating vulnerable plaque  
An optical apparatus and methods for monitoring temperature enabling detection and treatment of a vulnerable plaque of a patient comprising an elongate catheter, a plurality of outer optical fibers...
7153297 Universal attachment mechanism for attaching a tracking device to an instrument  
An attachment mechanism for attaching a component to a cylindrical instrument having a centerline. The attachment mechanism includes legs having respective first and second ends. The legs are...
7150751 Modular tool connection assembly  
A modular tool connection assembly includes a housing which defines the main axis of assembly with a linear bore for containing the components of the assembly. The housing contains a connector...
7150742 Graft grasping device  
A graft grasping device includes a graft grasping member including a soft tubular grasping portion having a substantially C-shaped cross section and a suction tube which communicates with a lumen...
7144393 Structure for receiving surgical instruments  
A structure for receiving surgical instruments for performing a surgical procedure on a body includes a passage through which the surgical instruments are inserted into the body. The passage has a...
7142947 Medical tele-robotic method  
A method for monitoring a patient with a robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing....
7142945 Medical tele-robotic system  
A robotic system that includes a remote controlled robot. The robot may include a camera, a monitor and a holonomic platform all attached to a robot housing. The robot may be controlled by a remote...
7137949 Surgical instrument  
A mounting assembly for mounting a surgical instrument to a base, which facilitates positioning a surgical instrument relative to the surgical site so that only the minimum portion of the...
7137976 Method for safely and efficiently navigating magnetic devices in the body  
A method of turning a medical device, having a magnetically responsive element associated with its distal end, at an operating point within an operating region inside a patient's body from an...
7128736 Detachable aneurysm neck closure patch  
This is a device for bridging the neck of either an aneurysm in the vasculature and stabilizing the presence of vaso-occlusive devices (such as helically wound coils) in that aneurysm. The closure...
7125403 In vivo accessories for minimally invasive robotic surgery  
Surgical accessories are presented in vivo and used by surgical tools in the surgical site to perform additional tasks without the need to remove the tools from the surgical site for tool change or...
7121781 Surgical instrument with a universal wrist  
A robotically controlled endoscopic medical instrument that includes an end effector coupled to a wrist. The wrist provides two separate degrees of freedom about the same pivot point. The end...
7122028 Reconfiguration surgical apparatus  
A reconfigurable surgical apparatus that includes a surgical instrument assembly that is formed with a hollow manipulation shaft. A linearly or rotationally movable prime mover is received within...
7115119 Dual reamer holder for surgical use  
A surgical tool holder has a shank having a central axis, a first driveable end and second coupling end. The second end has a coupling device having interfaces each for mating with corresponding...
7108688 Remote center positioner  
The invention is directed to a remote center positioner used to support an instrument and provide a center of spherical rotation, remote from any bearings or mechanical supports, at a desired...
7108687 Medical system  
An endoscope surgery system is provided, as a medical system, to be easily used by a user who is not used to the operation. An endoscope operation system includes a trolley and a remote controller....
7101363 Medical manipulator having a plurality of joints  
A manipulator for medical use having a reduced size and improved controllability. The manipulator includes a surgical tool portion, a grip portion provided on the surgical tool portion, and a...
7096554 Protective loading of stents  
A system for protecting a stent from contact during loading comprises a stent, a protective sleeve disposed about the stent and a loading tool. The inner diameter of the protective sleeve is...
7097655 Electric heat therapy technique and instrument  
An electric heat therapy instrument has an electric ampere controller 1 connected by two outside electric wires 2 to a 110-v electric outlet. The handle tube 3 is joined in its inferior...
7094202 Method of operating an endoscopic device with one hand  
An endoscopic accessory medical device is provided. The device can include a handle, a flexible shaft, and an end effector. The handle can include an actuator for operating the end effector through...
7087049 Repositioning and reorientation of master/slave relationship in minimally invasive telesurgery  
The invention provides robotic surgical systems which allow selectable independent repositioning of an input handle of a master controller and/or a surgical end effector without corresponding...
7087011 Gastrointestinal system with traction member  
A gastrointestinal system including a carrier including an actuator in operative communication with at least one traction member, the actuator moving the at least one traction member relative to...
7066926 Platform link wrist mechanism  
The present invention provides a robotic surgical tool for use in a robotic surgical system to perform a surgical operation. The robotic surgical tool includes a wrist mechanism disposed near the...
7066927 Vented seal having redundant sealing components  
A seal having a body and several bands extending away from the body. The bands extend around an axial portion of the body. In some embodiments, the bands project from and are formed integral with...
7063693 Methods and tools for accessing an anatomic space  
A tubular access sleeve and suction tool for accessing an anatomic surface or anatomic space and particularly the pericardium to access pericardial space and the epicardial surface of the heart in...
7063692 Surgical operation system  
A plurality of handpieces used to perform an operation is connected to a main operation apparatus, which generates a driving signal, through connectors formed on the main apparatus. When an...
7063662 Supply unit for accommodating medical instruments  
The present invention pertains to a supply unit for accommodating medical instruments. A middle part, which is located at an instrument ( 12 ) and is equipped with lateral guide surfaces ( 3 ),...
7060079 Surgical instrument for endoscopic suturing of deep subcutaneous tissue  
A surgical instrument is provided, principally for use with endoscopic plastic surgery, and adapted for insertion into an incision for engaging subcutaneous tissue, fat, fascia or muscle (STFFM)...
7052489 Medical device with deflecting shaft and related methods of manufacture and use  
Various embodiments of a medical device having a deflecting shaft and related methods of manufacture and use are disclosed. For example, the device may include a proximal handle, a distal assembly...
7053752 General purpose distributed operating room control system  
The present invention pertains to control systems and provides a run time configurable control system for selecting and operating one of a plurality of operating room devices from a single input...
7048745 Surgical robotic tools, data architecture, and use  
Robotic surgical tools, systems, and methods relating to robotic surgery include a memory mounted on the tool. The memory can perform a number of functions when the tool is loaded on the tool...