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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...
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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...
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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;...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ),...
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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)...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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