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A catheter includes a handle and an elongate member extending from the handle. The catheter may also include steering system coupled to the handle. The steering system may be configured to deflect at least a portion of the elongate member in at least one direction. The catheter may also include a locking mechanism configured to lock the portion of the elongate member in a deflected configuration, and a lever coupled to the handle. The lever may be configured to move from a first position to a second position to engage the locking mechanism. The lever may also be configured to be separably retained at least at one of the first position or the second position to prevent movement therebetween.

A surgical device includes a plurality of cameras integrated therein. The view of each of the plurality of cameras can be integrated together to provide a composite image. A surgical tool that includes an integrated camera may be used in conjunction with the surgical device. The image produced by the camera integrated with the surgical tool may be associated with the composite image generated by the plurality of cameras integrated in the surgical device. The position and orientation of the cameras and / or the surgical tool can be tracked, and the surgical tool can be rendered as transparent on the composite image. A surgical device may be powered by a hydraulic system, thereby reducing electromagnetic interference with tracking devices.

Technology is described for augmenting medical imaging for use in a medical procedure. The method can include the operation of receiving an image of patient anatomy captured by a visual image camera during the medical procedure. An acquired medical image associated with the patient anatomy can then be retrieved. Another operation can be associating the acquired medical image to the patient anatomy. An augmentation tag associated with a location in one layer of the acquired medical image can be retrieved. A further operation can be projecting the acquired medical image and the augmentation tag using an augmented reality headset to form a single graphical view as an overlay to the patient anatomy in either 2D, 3D or holographic form.

Co-manipulation robotic systems are described herein that may be used for assisting with laparoscopic surgical procedures. The co-manipulation robotic systems allow a surgeon to use commercially-available surgical tools while providing benefits associated with surgical robotics. Advantageously, the surgical tools may be seamlessly coupled to the robot arms using a disposable coupler while the reusable portions of the robot arm remain in a sterile drape. Further, the co-manipulation robotic system may operate in multiple modes to enhance usability and safety, while allowing the surgeon to position the instrument directly with the instrument handle and further maintain the desired position of the instrument using the robot arm.

Optical-fiber stylet holders and methods for holding optical-fiber stylets in position in catheters or the like prevent breakage of optical fibers in the optical-fiber stylets and maintain functionality of the optical-fiber stylets. The holding of optical-fiber stylets in position in catheters or the like can be important for maintaining distal tips of intravascularly delivered optical-fiber stylets in their target anatomical locations during procedures.

The invention discloses an endoscope with a built-in grabbing mechanism, and relates to the technical field of medical instruments. According to the technical scheme, the device comprises a clamp assembly, a driving outer pipe and a driving inner wire; the grabbing mechanism further comprises a grabbing mechanism shell, a first moving seat and a second moving seat, wherein the first moving seat and the second moving seat are arranged in the grabbing mechanism shell. The near end of the driving outer tube is connected with the first moving seat, and the near end of the driving inner wire is connected with the second moving seat; when the second moving seat is fixed relative to the grabbing mechanism shell, the first moving seat moves towards the far end direction relative to the grabbing mechanism shell so as to control the clamp assembly to execute the clamping action. According to the invention, the clamping action is carried out while forward extension is carried out, so that high-precision operation is facilitated, and tissues can be accurately clamped; and moreover, the grabbing mechanism is integrated in the endoscope handle, so that accurate single-hand control is facilitated, meanwhile, the clamping action is controlled in a button mode, the human engineering is met, and operation is convenient.

A system includes a uterine manipulator having a shaft. The uterine manipulator is coupled with the robotic arm. An imaging instrument is operable to provide an image of an exterior of the uterus of the patient. A console includes a display screen and is configured to provide a view from the imaging instrument of the exterior of the uterus of the patient, on the display screen. The console is further configured to provide an indicator on the view from the imaging instrument, on the display screen, the indicator indicating a location of a predefined anatomical structure, the indicator being provided as an overlay on the predefined anatomical structure.

Co-manipulation robotic systems are described herein that may be used for assisting with surgical procedures, including laparoscopic surgery. The co-manipulation robotic systems allow a surgeon to use commercially-available surgical tools while providing benefits associated with surgical robotics. Advantageously, the surgical tools may be seamlessly coupled to the robot arms using a disposable coupler while the reusable portions of the robot arm remain in a sterile drape. Further, the co-manipulation robotic system may operate in multiple modes to enhance usability and safety, while allowing the surgeon to position the instrument directly with the instrument handle and further maintain the desired position of the instrument using the robot arm.

The invention discloses a radiofrequency ablation navigation device based on multi-modal image fusion. The device comprises a respiration sensor, an image reconstruction server, an interaction terminal and a processor. The respiration sensor is worn on a target object and used for collecting respiration data of the target object. The image reconstruction server is used for receiving the multi-modal image of the target object and reconstructing the multi-modal image into a three-dimensional model; the three-dimensional model comprises an organ geometric model, nerve distribution and a blood vessel network. And the interaction terminal is connected with the image reconstruction server and is used for marking a starting point and an ending point for the three-dimensional model. The processor is connected with the respiration sensor, the image reconstruction server and the interaction terminal; and the processor generates a predicted path output according to the respiration data and the three-dimensional model marking the starting point and the ending point. The method has the advantages that respiratory movement errors are accurately compensated, the nerve mistaken injury risk is reduced, and the operation safety is improved.

A robotic drive system for driving one or more elongated medical devices, the robotic drive can include a linear member and at least four device modules coupled to the linear member. Each device module may be independently controllable. The plurality of device modules may be switched between a first configuration where each device module is populated with an elongated medical device and a second configuration where a subset of the at least four device modules is populated with an elongated medical device.

Disclosed is a negative pressure suction sheath, comprising a sheath tube (1), a negative pressure connector (2), and a dilator (3). The negative pressure connector (2) comprises a main channel cavity (201) and a negative pressure suction channel cavity (202) located on one side of the main channel cavity (201). A proximal end of the sheath tube (1) is connected to a distal end of the main channel cavity (201). The dilator (3) is inserted from a proximal end of the main channel cavity (201) and extends out of a distal end of the sheath tube (1) and is detachably connected to the main channel cavity (201). A side channel port (205) is formed on one side of the main channel cavity (201), and the negative pressure suction channel cavity (202) is in communication with the side channel port (205). A cavity wall of the main channel cavity (201) is further provided with a pressure regulating port (203). The pressure regulating port (203) is arranged corresponding to the side channel port (205) or is located at one end of the side channel port (205) distal to the sheath tube (1), and the magnitude of the negative pressure in the sheath tube (1) can be adjusted by adjusting the opening size of the pressure regulating port (203).

A medical device system includes a stylet with an optical fiber and a console operatively coupled to the stylet. The optical fiber can include an electrically conductive concentric tube configured to transmit electrical signals and a plurality of core fibers within the concentric tube. Each of the plurality of core fibers can include a plurality of sensors, and each the plurality of sensors can be configured to reflect a light signal of a different spectral width based on received incident light and change a characteristic of the reflected light signal based on a condition experienced by the stylet. The console includes one or more processors and a non-transitory computer-readable medium with logic that causes operations including providing an incident light signal to the optical fiber and receiving reflected light signals of different spectral widths of the received incident light by the plurality of sensors.

The invention provides an intelligent endoscope monitoring method and system and a medium, and belongs to the technical field of instrument monitoring and control. The method comprises the following steps: collecting endoscope monitoring information in a preset time period, and extracting data such as disinfectant concentration and temperature field information; a three-dimensional temperature field model is constructed according to the temperature field information, and cleaning progress data is preprocessed; constructing a cleaning effect evaluation model based on the multi-source data, and if an evaluation result does not reach the standard, generating a control instruction; cleaning and disinfection parameters are automatically adjusted according to the instruction, and alarming or equipment locking is triggered; and finally, the monitoring data is encrypted and stored according to a timestamp, a traceable cleaning and disinfection record is generated, and two-dimensional code authentication viewing is supported. According to the system, intelligent monitoring of the endoscope cleaning and disinfecting process can be achieved, and safety and traceability are improved.

The invention relates to a painless gastrointestinal endoscope self-adaptive drug delivery method and system based on multi-source physiological signal fusion, and belongs to the technical field of medical artificial intelligence and automatic control. An artificial intelligence model is utilized to deeply extract features and quantitatively evaluate the sedation-analgesia level of a patient, a pharmacokinetics-pharmacodynamics model constructed by a big data platform is utilized to dynamically predict the drug effect according to the individual features and real-time state of the patient, and the anesthetic infusion rate is automatically and accurately adjusted through a closed-loop control algorithm, so that the patient can be accurately infused. Personalization and self-adaption of drug delivery are achieved, an independent safety monitoring mechanism is set, and real-time intervention is conducted on risk events such as respiratory depression. The problems that traditional anesthesia depends on artificial experience, single parameter monitoring is not comprehensive and individualized dynamic adjustment is lacked can be effectively solved, and the safety, comfort and medical efficiency of painless gastrointestinal endoscopy are remarkably improved.

The invention relates to a ventilation tube (1) for ventilating a patient, comprising a tube (2) surrounding an air channel (25) with a tube wall (3) for insertion into a throat or trachea of the patient, a cuff (4, 15) with an air volume (6) circulating in the circumferential direction of the tube wall (3), and a pump line (5) running in the axial direction of the tube (2) for establishing a flow connection between the air volume (6) of the cuff (4, 15) and a pump device (7). In order to be able to detect conditions relating in particular to the breathing or ventilation of the patient with high quality, it is proposed that the ventilation tube (1) have an acoustic sensor (8, 16) arranged in the air volume (6) on the tube wall (3) or in a partial region of the cuff (4, 15) adjacent to the air channel (25).

The invention discloses an insertion part, an endoscope and a negative pressure suction assembly, and relates to the technical field of medical instruments, the insertion part comprises a first section and a second section, the first section is provided with a front end assembly, and the first section is further provided with a first channel. The insertion part can be inserted into the sheath tube, and a fluid cavity channel is formed between the sheath tube and the insertion part. The blocking area of the first section can be matched with the inner wall of the sheathing canal so as to block a fluid cavity channel between the sheathing canal and the insertion part. Negative pressure suction force is formed in the fluid cavity channel through an external suction device and the like. As the blocking area blocks the fluid cavity channel, the negative pressure suction force can be transmitted to the first opening or the second opening and then extends to the position near the far end of the insertion part through the first channel. Negative pressure suction force in the sheath tube can be transmitted to the distal end of the negative pressure suction fitting to extend the suction range of the introducer sheath to the distal end of the insertion portion. Therefore, stone fragments in the deep position of the affected part can be sucked out, stone fragment residues are avoided, and the using effect is improved.

Provided herein are imaging systems for a patient including an imaging probe and an imaging assembly. The imaging probe includes an elongate shaft with a rotatable optical core positioned within a lumen of the elongate shaft. The imaging probe further includes an optical assembly to direct light to tissue to be imaged and to collect reflected light from the tissue to be imaged. The system further includes an imaging assembly optically coupled to the imaging probe. The system further includes a processing unit with a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, and the memory stores instructions for the processor to perform an algorithm. The system records image data based on the reflected light collected by the optical assembly, such that the image data comprises data collected from a segment of a blood vessel during a pullback procedure. The algorithm can analyze the image data.

The invention relates to the field of ulcerative colitis, and discloses a multi-parameter monitoring system for evaluating the intestinal barrier function of ulcerative colitis, which is used for realizing the goal of automatically adjusting a treatment scheme according to a monitoring result by constructing a closed-loop feedback treatment system. According to the invention, by designing the nanoprobe of which the surface is modified with a specific binding element and combining with a swallowing capsule endoscopy, real-time imaging and molecular level dynamic tracking of the intestinal barrier are realized, genetically engineered bacteria are constructed to quantify intestinal permeability abnormality and local inflammation level, and an intestinal barrier function damage score and a disease progress prediction result are output; individual monitoring is achieved through transfer learning, ultrasonic elastography, optical coherence tomography, wearable equipment for measuring intestinal electric field impedance spectroscopy and other technologies are adopted, an intestinal wall mechanics-electrophysiology composite parameter set is obtained, and the evaluation accuracy is improved.

Methods and devices for treating nasal airways are provided. Such devices and methods may improve airflow through an internal and / or external nasal valve, and comprise the use of mechanical re-shaping, energy application and other treatments to modify the shape, structure, and / or air flow characteristics of an internal nasal valve, an external nasal valve or other nasal airways.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a bendable minimally invasive surgery electric hook with a smoke suction function. Comprising a smoke suction pipe, a handle assembly, an electrode pipe, a multi-stage bending assembly and an electric hook. The smoke suction pipe is fixedly connected to an outer smoke suction pipe of the handle assembly, an adjusting part is movably connected to the end of the handle assembly, the electrode pipe is arranged on the adjusting part in a penetrating mode and fixedly arranged in the handle assembly, and a control module is arranged in the handle assembly and electrically connected with the electrode pipe; the multi-stage bending assembly is fixedly arranged at the end of the electrode tube, a movable part is further arranged in the electrode tube and fixedly connected with the steel wire set, and the electric hook is fixedly arranged at the end of the extending end of the electrode tube and extends out. The adjusting piece is controlled to drive the movable piece to move in the electrode tube, and then the steel wire set is driven to pull the multi-stage bending assembly to conduct bending movement. The bending electric hook can integrate a real-time smoke suction function in a flexible bending scene, and the cooperation problem of bending operation and smoke removal in minimally invasive surgery is solved.

A rigidizing device includes an elongate flexible tube, a braid layer positioned over the elongate flexible tube, an outer layer over the flexible tube and the braid layer, and an inlet between the elongate flexible tube and the outer layer and configured to attach to a source of vacuum or pressure. The braid layer has a plurality of strands braided together at a braid angle of 5-40 degrees relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate flexible tube when the elongate flexible tube is straight. The rigidizing device is configured to have a rigid configuration when vacuum or pressure is applied through the inlet and a flexible configuration when vacuum or pressure is not applied through the inlet. The braid angle is configured to change as the rigidizing device bends when the rigidizing device is in the flexible configuration.

A modular endoscope system comprises an imaging guidewire comprising an elongate shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end, an imaging device located proximate the distal end of the elongate shaft and a lighting element located proximate the distal end of the elongate shaft, and an intervention accessory configured to slide along the elongate shaft to provide a medical intervention. A method of providing a medical intervention to an internal anatomic location comprises inserting an imaging guidewire into an anatomic passageway, viewing target anatomy with imaging capabilities of the imaging guidewire, pushing an intervention accessory along the imaging guidewire to the target anatomy, and operating the intervention accessory to provide an intervention on the target anatomy.

Laser lithotripsy systems and methods with a controlled retropulsion setting to facilitate manipulation, migration, and ablation of a calculi structure are disclosed. An endoscopic lithotripsy system comprises a laser system to provide laser pulses to a calculi structure in an anatomical environment, and a controller circuit to localize the calculi structure. If it is determined that the calculi structure is not at a target location, the laser system emits first laser pulses according to a first laser output setting, which produces a high retropulsion effect to mobilize and reposition the calculi structure to the target location. For calculi structure located at or migrating to the target location, the laser system emits second laser pulses according to a second laser output setting, which produces a lower retropulsion effect than the first laser pulses, but a higher efficiency to ablate or fragment the calculi structure.

The invention discloses an endoscope transparent cap which comprises a rotatable mechanism, a sliding sleeve, a guide pipe arranged on the outer wall of an endoscope and a driving component arranged at the near end of the endoscope. In the rotatable mechanism, an endoscope joint is provided with a first opening, a rotating cap body of a rotating cap is provided with a second opening, and a flexible net basket is arranged outside the rotating cap body and faces the second opening; the endoscope connector sleeves the far end of an endoscope, the rotating cap body rotatably sleeves the endoscope connector, the sliding sleeve sleeves the rotatable mechanism, the flexible mesh basket is compressed in the sliding sleeve, the sliding sleeve and the rotating cap body are connected with the driving component through the first driving tendon and the second driving tendon respectively, and part of the driving tendons penetrate through the guide pipe; the driving component can drive the sliding sleeve to move towards the near end through the first driving tendon so as to expose the flexible net basket, and can drive the rotating cap body to rotate through the second driving tendon so that the second opening can be communicated with the first opening or the endoscope connector can shield the second opening. When the transparent cap for the endoscope is applied, polyps can be stored, so that the polyps can be taken out simply and conveniently, and the efficiency and the operation safety are relatively high.

The invention relates to a disease diagnosis and treatment method, system and device based on ear-nose-throat endoscope images and a medium, and the method comprises the steps: synchronously collecting dual-spectrum images through time sequence triggering, and solving the problem of shielding of an anatomical structure caused by mucus flow; a dynamic mucus displacement field is modeled through pixel gradient, and misjudgment of a traditional segmentation method on static lesions and dynamic secretions is eliminated; a deformable convolutional layer is adopted to correct the spatial offset of white light and a narrow-band image, and the mismatch of a multi-mode characteristic due to optical scattering is overcome; and finally, a real-time surgical navigation mark and a clinical treatment scheme are synchronously generated based on topological attributes of the focus probability graph, and a closed-loop link from image analysis to diagnosis and treatment decision is realized. According to the method, the functions of mucus interference suppression, cross-modal accurate registration and real-time diagnosis and treatment assistance are integrated in a breakthrough manner, and the focus recognition accuracy and clinical operation efficiency of the endoscope image are remarkably improved.

Systems, devices, and methods for planning an endoscopic tissue acquisition procedure for acquiring tissue from an anatomical target are disclosed. An endoscopic system comprises a steerable elongate instrument and a processor. The steerable elongate instrument can be positioned and navigated in a patient anatomy and acquire tissue from an anatomical target via a biopsy tool associated with the steerable elongate instrument. The processor can receive an image of the anatomical target, apply the received image to a trained machine-learning (ML) model to determine a tissue acquisition plan that includes a recommended biopsy tool and operational parameters for navigating the steerable elongate instrument or maneuvering the recommended biopsy tool. The tissue acquisition plan can be presented to a user, or used to facilitate a robot-assisted tissue acquisition procedure.