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A dynamic reference base (DRB) and associated method are provided for rigidly affixing an array frame to bone for use in navigated or robotic surgery. The DRB includes a bridge element that includes a connecting rod having a distal end and a proximal end; a clamp coupled to the distal end of the connecting rod; a first and a second pin guide extending distally from the clamp; a locking nut disposed on the clamp; and a clutch coupled to the proximal end of the connecting rod, the clutch being adapted to couple to the array frame. The DRB also includes the array frame, which is couplable to the clutch, and is adapted to include a plurality of tracking markers disposed thereon.

The invention discloses a thoracoscope minimally invasive cardiac surgery navigation system based on multi-modal image fusion, and the system comprises the steps: constructing a 5D heart digital twin containing an anatomical structure, a soft tissue boundary, metabolic activity and electrophysiological information through fusing preoperative CT, MRI, PET and intraoperative ultrasonic images; real-time dynamic registration is realized by using an electrocardio gating driven biomechanical model; superposing the multi-color coding navigation information to the visual field of the thoracoscope through a wavelength selection type spectroscope; a dynamic risk scoring model is constructed based on the distance, the speed and the tissue vulnerability, and three-level grading intervention is triggered; a miniature force feedback actuator is integrated to realize closed-loop control; and pre-operation virtual drilling and post-operation federal learning optimization are supported. The system remarkably improves the surgical precision and safety, and is suitable for high-difficulty heart minimally invasive surgeries such as mitral valve repair and atrial fibrillation ablation.

The present application relates to a kind of snare cutting knives for endoscope, including proximal handle, tube body assembly, cutting assembly and limiting component;Proximal handle is equipped with limiting sliding slot;The proximal end of tube body assembly is connected with proximal handle, and the distal end of tube body assembly is equipped with insulating protection tube;Cutting assembly includes cutting ring and cutting head, and cutting head is set to the distal end of cutting ring;Limiting component includes sliding part and limiting control wire, sliding part is slidably arranged in limiting sliding slot, and the proximal end of limiting control wire is fixedly connected with sliding part, and sliding part is used to drive limiting control wire axial movement;When limiting control wire moves to the distal end of insulating protection tube, cutting head and insulating protection tube abut each other and are fixed;When limiting control wire exits insulating protection tube, cutting head can continue to move relative to insulating protection tube.

The invention discloses a rod end pedicle screw connector and a spine stabilizing device, and the connector comprises a first maintaining part which is provided with a cylindrical cavity, a main accommodating groove and an extrusion cavity; the second retaining part is arranged in the columnar cavity and is fixed with the rod-shaped part; the main gland is screwed with the upper cavity wall of the columnar cavity; a first sub-gland for pressing the second holding member; the wrapping part is arranged in the extrusion cavity and used for clamping the ball head of the screw; a force transmission part is arranged between the wrapping part and the main gland and used for transmitting pressure applied by the main gland to the wrapping part. An elastic component is arranged in the columnar cavity and is provided with a first combining end and a second combining end, and the two combining ends are allowed to be close to or far away from each other and the first combining end is allowed to swing in any direction relative to the second combining end through elastic deformation; the first combination end is fixedly connected to the second holding part, and the second combination end is fixedly connected to the first holding part or the force transmission part.

The invention discloses a titanium alloy wire woven belt, a processing technology and application of the titanium alloy wire woven belt, the titanium alloy wire woven belt comprises a plurality of mutually woven titanium alloy wires, the titanium alloy wires are woven to form a circular woven belt with a quasi-circular cross section, or the titanium alloy wires are woven to form a flat woven belt with a flat cross section, and the titanium alloy wires are woven to form the titanium alloy wire woven belt. And the diameter of the titanium alloy wire is controlled between 0.05 mm and 0.20 mm. The invention has the following advantages and effects: the scheme utilizes a new mechanical structure, and has the effects that the circular woven belt or the flat woven belt can be selected according to the actual fracture site, and the woven belt has higher mechanical property and is not easy to break.

The embodiments of the present specification provide a clip device. The clip device comprises a sheath, a clip arm and a receiving tube, the receiving tube is releasably connected with the sheath, the clip arm comprises at least two clamping parts, the proximal ends of the at least two clamping parts are movably arranged in the receiving tube, the clip arm is opened when the clip arm moves distally relative to the receiving tube, the clip arm is closed when the clip arm moves proximally relative to the receiving tube, and the receiving tube is further used for locking the clip arm.

The utility model discloses a hand-operated wrench assembly, a hand-operated knife return device and an electric anastomat, the hand-operated wrench assembly comprises a hand-operated wrench handle, a hand-operated wrench shaft sleeve and a hand-operated wrench rotating shaft, and the hand-operated knife return device comprises a hand-operated wrench assembly, a knife return gear shaft, a knife return transmission gear, a motor gear and a rack. The tool retracting gear shaft and the tool retracting transmission gear can be driven to move upwards by rotating the manual wrench assembly, the tool retracting transmission gear is separated from the motor gear, the rack can be driven to retract through the tool retracting transmission gear by continuously rotating the manual wrench assembly, manual tool retracting is achieved, and the electric anastomat comprises a manual tool returning device. By means of the mode, when the electric gear is rotated upwards through the lower half section of the wrench assembly, the middle section of the wrench is kept static, the tool retracting transmission gear can be easily pulled out, the wrench is further used as a torsion input tool after being pulled out, manual tool retracting is achieved, operation difficulty and failure risks are reduced, large torque is generated with small force, and the tool retracting transmission gear can be pulled out easily. And rapid manual tool retracting is achieved.

The invention discloses a shapeable surgical instrument with a locking device, relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and is particularly suitable for single-port endoscopic surgery. The device comprises an outer rod assembly, an inner rod assembly and a handle assembly, the outer rod can be shaped into any continuous space curve by hands and keep the shape, and the problems that a traditional straight rod instrument cannot reach a narrow operation area, and a pre-bending instrument cannot be shaped secondarily are solved. The inner rod is a flexible force transmission element, the far end is connected with the tong head assembly, and the near end is connected with the handle assembly through a detachable locking device. The locking device drives a radial movable block (a sphere or a cylinder) to clamp the inner rod through an axial movable block, so that quick disassembly and assembly are realized; and the tong head can be synchronously driven to rotate (through the rotating wheel) and open and close (through the rear handle) in cooperation with the handle assembly. According to the design, the instrument is divided into three independent parts, namely the handle, the outer rod and the inner rod, an inner hole of the outer rod is thoroughly exposed, the problem that postoperative cleaning and sterilization are not thorough is solved, and the infection risk is reduced.

The utility model discloses a 3D printing porous pedicle screw which comprises a screw body part and a screw cap part, the screw body part comprises a cortical bone thread area close to one end of the screw cap part and a cancellous bone thread area far away from one end of the screw cap part, and a porous structure area is arranged at one end, not connected with the screw cap part, of the screw body part. The porous structure area comprises an inner core column extending in the axial direction of the nail body part, at least one reinforcing beam and a porous structure, the reinforcing beams extend outwards from the periphery of the inner core column, and the porous structure is annularly distributed on the outer periphery of the inner core column. The porous structure can efficiently induce bone tissue to grow in, the screw and a vertebral body are connected into a whole, stress is effectively dispersed, the stability of the screw is improved, the porous structure is arranged on the vertebral body at the front end of the screw, screw breakage caused by stress concentration of the screw in a vertebral pedicle area can be avoided, meanwhile, the stability of the screw can be better improved through the reinforcing beam, and the service life of the screw is prolonged. The possibility of fracture of a porous area of the screw is reduced, generalization performance is better, and the use experience feeling is improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, discloses a surgical instrument, and particularly relates to a shapeable surgical instrument suitable for single-port endoscopic surgery, which comprises an inner rod assembly, an outer rod assembly and a handle assembly. The outer rod assembly is made of annealed metal (such as pure copper or copper alloy), can be shaped by hands and is kept in a bent form; the inner rod is a nickel-titanium alloy multifilament or a stranded rope, and low-resistance rotation in a bending state is achieved. The handle rotating wheel drives the inner rod to rotate and is matched with the axial push-pull of the rear handle, so that the 360-degree real-time angle adjustment and opening and closing actions of the working part (forceps piece / scissors) are controlled by a single hand, and the forceps piece / scissors do not need to be taken out of a body. The problems that a traditional straight rod instrument cannot reach a narrow area, a pre-bending instrument cannot be adjusted in an operation, and an existing shaping instrument needs in-vitro angle adjustment of two hands are solved, the operation efficiency is improved, and the cleaning and sterilizing time is shortened.

This invention relates to a treatment device suitable for combined operative procedure of vertebroplasty and pediculoplasty. A treatment device includes a cylindrical driver capable of driving a screw into bone, an inner sleeve capable of being inserted into the driver, and a guide pin capable of being inserted into the inner sleeve, and is configured as follows. The screw includes on an outer wall (outer circumference) a thread that can tap into bone or cement, and a through hole that allows the inner sleeve to pass from a head to a tip. The driver can fit onto the head of the screw and when moved along the central axis and be joined to the screw, so as to transmit torque about the central axis to the screw. The inner sleeve includes a notch which protrudes, when the inner sleeve is inserted from the distal end of the driver in a state in which the screw and the driver are joined together, protrudes more proximally than a tip of the screw, preventing removal of the screw.

The present invention relates generally to implants and tools for the fixation or fusion of joints or bone segments. These tools include tissue dilators and protectors. Other tools include broaches used to shape bores in bone. The tools can also include a system for removing an implant from bone. Implants can include assemblies of one or more implant structures that make possible the achievement of diverse interventions involving the fusion and / or stabilization of lumbar and sacral vertebra in a non-invasive manner, with minimal incision, and without the necessitating the removing the intervertebral disc. Implants for fusing both sacroiliac joints of a patient include a long implant that extends across both sacroiliac joints.

The invention discloses a minimally invasive surgical instrument, and belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, the minimally invasive surgical instrument comprises a tail end tool, an operating part, a power transmission part and a connecting part, the connecting part comprises a linear part connected with the tail end tool, a bending part connected with the operating part and a spherical pair mechanism used for connecting the linear part and the bending part; the inner side of the spherical pair mechanism is provided with an inner path for smooth transition of a jaw wire, the spherical pair mechanism is provided with a rotary limiting shaft and a locking assembly, the rotary limiting shaft is configured to enable the bent part to do pitching rotation action relative to the linear part, the locking assembly comprises a locking unit and a control unit, and the locking unit is configured to provide locking force for the spherical pair mechanism. The control unit is a locking wire for connecting the locking unit and the locking operation part, and the locking operation part is reversely interlocked with the spherical pair mechanism. By adjusting the angle between the linear part and the bent part, the wrist of a doctor is located at a comfortable moving position, so that the flexibility of the wrist in the operation process is improved, and the fatigue feeling of the doctor is reduced.

A dual interface screw element includes a screw body (10) with an external thread (12) and two distinct engagement interfaces (13, 15), one for inserting the screw and another for removing it. The removal engagement interface (15) includes a reverse thread (16) located in an axial recess (36) such that a complementary reverse-threaded tool (24) applying torque to extract the screw body is tightened against the second engagement interface. The screw is part of a system including an extraction tool (24) and an insertion tool (18). Applications include medical applications such as dental implants and bone screws, domestic applications such as headless wall mounting anchors, and a wide range of other industrial and aerospace applications.

A bone fixation system for reconstruction and / or trauma treatment of bones, the bone fixation plate comprising: a bone fixation plate configured and dimensioned for application to a patient's bone, the bone fixation plate comprising an in-use upper surface and an in-use lower surface with at least one opening formed on the upper and lower surfaces to form a passage extending from the upper surface to the lower surface; each passage being defined by inner walls extending from the upper surface to the lower surface, the inner walls having a height extending between the upper surface and the lower surface, the inner wall further comprising: a threaded inner wall portion extending from the upper surface towards the lower surface, the threaded inner wall portion having threads with a thread pitch (PW); and a non-threaded lower inner wall portion extending from a lower part of the threaded inner wall portion towards the lower surface of the bone fixation plate; and at least one bone screw with a threaded screw head having threads with a thread pitch (PH) for engaging and interfacing with the threaded inner wall for variable angle anchoring of the threaded screw head during use.

The utility model provides an endoscope clamping type arc-shaped needle puncture device, which is characterized in that a clamping control piece controls a matching space of a locking piece to be tightened, so that the locking piece is fixedly connected with an arc-shaped suture needle; the rotating control piece controls the connecting piece to rotate relative to the mounting frame from the initial position, and the connecting piece drives the arc-shaped suture needle to rotate relative to the shell so that the arc-shaped suture needle can penetrate through the mucosal tissue of the human body. After the connecting piece moves to the final position, reverse operation is carried out to enable the connecting piece to return to the initial position, and the operation is repeated for multiple times so that the arc-shaped suture needle can repeatedly rotate by 360 degrees to suture the mucosal tissue of the human body; due to the fact that the locking piece can be fixed to any position of the arc-shaped suture needle, the arc-shaped suture needle can be driven to rotate by any angle, the precision requirement for matching between the locking piece and the arc-shaped suture needle is lowered, and when the arc-shaped suture needle punctures a hard human mucosa tissue and is blocked or the rotating stroke is not enough, the arc-shaped suture needle can be driven to rotate by any angle. The locking piece can timely adjust the fixed position point so as to provide enough puncture force and rotation stroke for the arc-shaped suture needle.

A self-contouring plate system for bone fractures comprises a plurality of rigid plate elements connected by ball-and-socket joints. Each plate element includes a ball at one end and a socket at an opposite end for receiving a ball from an adjacent plate element. A single fastener for each plate element serves the dual function of securing the plate to bone and compressing the ball into the socket to lock the joint. The fastener includes bone threads for engaging bone and a head with a lower surface that directly contacts and compresses the ball. The system allows initial flexibility for contouring to complex bone shapes, then locks into position when the fasteners are tightened. The length is adjustable by adding or removing plate elements. Each plate element maintains substantially uniform thickness without protruding elements, and the balls are solid spherical members without through-holes to maximize strength and range of motion.

Provided herein are an anchor and interbody for interbody fusion, including an interbody for insertion between human vertebrae, including an interbody cage including a plurality of anchor receptacles, each anchor receptacle configured to receive an anchor to secure the interbody to a vertebra; and the anchor, including a head configured to engage an anchor receptacle; a curved partial-tubular shank with a convex curve, connected to or integral with the head at a distal end of the head, and extending from the head; a tapered tip portion extending from a distal end of the curved partial-tubular shank; one or more rails integral with or connected to an outside surface of the anchor, extending from a proximal end of head and along the curved partial-tubular shank to a proximal end of the tapered tip portion; and a feature formed from two flat surfaces on an outside of the anchor and a rail.

According to the method and device for the endoscope to automatically follow the instruments, the electronic equipment and the storage medium, the actual focusing center and the real-time video of the endoscope are firstly obtained, then the real-time video is processed, the current operation stage is recognized, the real-time position information and the weight of each instrument in the real-time video are obtained, and the real-time position information and the weight of each instrument in the real-time video are obtained; the weights of the instruments and the corresponding position information are subjected to weighted fusion, the semantic attention center of the endoscope is obtained, and finally the focus center of the endoscope is adjusted according to the actual focus center and the semantic attention center. According to the technical scheme, the weight and the semantic attention center of each instrument are calculated by fusing the multi-dimensional features of the basic data, and finally, the logic of the focusing center of the endoscope is dynamically adjusted, so that intelligent following in a multi-instrument collaborative scene is realized, the defects of single instrument tracking and lack of semantic adaptation in the prior art are overcome, and the tracking efficiency is improved. And the flexibility and the accuracy of the automatic following instrument of the endoscope are improved.

Embodiments of the present invention provides systems and methods for deploying implants and anchors to treat one or more bony segments. A system may enable a User to insert an implant between adjacent bony segments and advance one or more bony anchors thereafter via the same system. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

The invention discloses a film water collection negative pressure system for an antibacterial operation. The film water collection negative pressure system comprises a water collection main body, a waterproof film and a negative pressure drainage tube. The shape of the water collecting main body is configured to surround a water collecting area on the outer side of a surgical incision on the body surface of a patient, and microporous structures facing the stoma of the human body are distributed on the water collecting main body; the water collecting main body and the water collecting area are covered with the waterproof thin film, the waterproof thin film is provided with a surgical operation opening corresponding to the stoma of the human body in position, and the waterproof thin film is further provided with a liquid passing hole facing the micropore structure; the head end of a tube body of the negative pressure drainage tube is connected with the micropore structure in an attached mode. And the tail end of the tube body of the negative pressure drainage tube is communicated and connected with a negative pressure source. Sterile normal saline for lavage incision can be prevented from flowing to an operating table, a bed sheet and the ground along the body of a patient, the sterile environment of an operation area is guaranteed, the risks of low body temperature, postoperative infection and the like in the operation of the patient are reduced, and the experience of the patient in the perioperative period is improved.

A bone fixator as disclosed herein includes at least one removable portion, and is particularly suitable for external fixation of the bones of the femur and tibia (knee joint), the tibia to the foot (ankle joint), the lower leg, the lower thigh, or the forearm and hand. Embodiments allow multiaxial, multiplanar movement, as well as procurvatum and recurvatum, on the anatomy to achieve optimal placement. Embodiments of the fixator includes four fixator joints, each of which is articulating with multiple degrees of freedom. Some fixator joint(s) include a linkage bar connectable to a multi-pin clamp having a quick connect mechanism. The multi-pin clamp is configured for fixation to a bone. Other fixator joint(s) may be connected to the multi-pin clamp in a semi-permanent or non-detachable manner. A telescoping rod assembly allows adjustment of the length of the fixator by a single individual.

A method of assembling a pivotal bone anchor assembly includes positioning a capture portion of a bone anchor and an insert within a central bore of a receiver, with the receiver having upstanding arms defining an open channel for receiving a rod, a cavity for receiving the bone anchor, and with at least one upstanding arm configured to slidably receive an insert compressing member in a direction parallel with a longitudinal axis of the receiver. The method also includes pressing continuously downward on the insert with the insert compressing member until the insert contacts the capture portion of the bone anchor to establish a pressable and releasable locking engagement of the bone anchor with respect to the receiver that is independent of a closure top. The method further includes positioning the elongate rod within the open channel of the receiver, followed by securing the closure top to a guide and advancement structure of the receiver above the elongate rod to establish a final locked configuration of the elongate rod and the pivotal bone anchor assembly, followed by slidably removing the insert compressing member from the receiver.

Systems and methods for verifying the quality of patient specific implants are disclosed. A system can generate implant data, such as design files or fabrication instructions, for manufacturing the implant. The system can manage access to the implant data based on authentication levels. Based on the determined authentication level of the user requesting access to the implant data, the system can permit the user to access some or all of the implant data. The system can perform a quality check on a manufactured implant by scanning the manufactured implant to identify any errors in the manufactured implant.

A surgical fixation assembly and related method of fusing a sacroiliac joint are described herein. The surgical fixation assembly includes a compression member, a stabilizer, and a locking element. The compression member is rotatably implantable into two bone segments separated by a joint. The stabilizer is configured for coupling with the compression member in situ after implantation of the compression member and prevents rotation of the compression member after implantation. The locking element is provided on the stabilizer and is moveable from a first position that allows coupling of the stabilizer and compression member to a second position that prevents uncoupling of the stabilizer from the compression member.

The invention relates to a device (1) for treating a fracture, in particular a fracture of a proximal femur such as, for example, a femoral neck fracture, having a plate (3) for attaching to a thigh bone, one or more intraosseous screws (10) by means of which the plate (3), through intraosseous screw openings (14), can be fixed to a thigh shaft (4), a coupling device, in particular a bone screw (5), which is arranged proximally to the at least one intraosseous screw (10) and by means of which the plate (3) can be connected at a coupling device opening (6) through the thigh shaft (4) and a thigh neck (2) to a thigh head (7), wherein the coupling device is connected to the plate (3) with play (21) such that the coupling device can be moved in the lateral direction (8) relative to the plate (3). In order to achieve a particularly precise and simultaneous adjustability of the play (21), according to the invention an adjusting device is provided which is connected to the plate (3), which can be positioned at different positions relative to the plate (3) and by means of which the play (21) can be adjusted.

The present application provides a new and innovative device for aiding in screw installation through a distal end of a nail installed in a patient's bone (e.g., humerus). The nail's distal end is disposed away from an insertion point of the nail into the bone. The targeting device includes a targeting body having an outer frame, a flexible member connected to the outer frame, a targeting block having multiple holes and connected to the flexible member such that the flexibility of the flexible member enables the targeting block to translate towards sides of the outer frame, and an adjustment assembly that adjusts and maintains the targeting block's position relative to the sides of the outer frame. The targeting device further includes a base plate removably coupled to the targeting body. The targeting device may be coupled to the nail at the base plate.

An intramedullary bone fixation device includes an elongate member having a proximal section, a distal section, and a transformative section between the proximal and distal sections. The proximal section includes a first threaded section with threads having a first pitch. The distal section includes a second threaded section with threads having a second pitch. The transformative section includes a plurality of segments disposed generally vertical between the proximal and distal sections, each segment including male and female engagement portions. One or more inner surfaces of the segments define a threaded aperture through the transformative section. A screw adapted to be placed through the threaded aperture includes a first set of threads adapted to engage threads of the threaded aperture, a distal second set of threads, and a proximal third set of threads, the second and third sets of threads having a different pitch than the first set of threads.

An intramedullary bone fixation device includes an elongate member having a proximal section, a distal section, and a transformative section between the proximal and distal sections. The proximal section includes a first threaded section with threads having a first pitch. The distal section includes a second threaded section with threads having a second pitch. The transformative section includes a plurality of segments disposed generally vertical between the proximal and distal sections, each segment including male and female engagement portions. One or more inner surfaces of the segments define a threaded aperture through the transformative section. A screw adapted to be placed through the threaded aperture includes a first set of threads adapted to engage threads of the threaded aperture, a distal second set of threads, and a proximal third set of threads, the second and third sets of threads having a different pitch than the first set of threads.

An easily detachable inner core assembly and surgical instrument using the same, comprising an inner rod assembly and an outer tube assembly, the outer tube assembly comprising a base and a hollow outer tube. The inner rod assembly comprises a first jaw, a second jaw, a first connecting rod, a second connecting rod, a main pin, a retainer ring and a driving rod. The first jaw comprises a first jaw tail, and the second jaw comprises a second jaw tail. The main pin comprises a pin head and a pin flange. The first jaw tail and the second jaw tail are stacked together, and the retainer ring is fixed with the main pin or the second jaw tail, thereby fixing the first and second jaw tails between the pin flange and the retainer ring to form a first rotating pair that can rotate around the main pin. The first jaw tail and the first connecting rod match to form a second rotating pair, and the second jaw tail and the second connecting rod match to form a third rotating pair. The first connecting rod and the driving rod match to form a fourth rotating pair, and the second connecting rod and the driving rod match to form a fifth rotating pair. The inner rod assembly is installed in the outer tube assembly, wherein the main pin shaft matches with the base to form a quick detachable structure.