597results about "Instrument handpieces" patented technology

A modular surgical system for use in a surgical procedure is disclosed. The modular surgical system includes a control module including a power supply and surgical modules including a first surgical module and a second surgical module. The first surgical module is arranged in a stack configuration with the control module and the second surgical module. The power supply is configured to output power to the first surgical module and the second surgical module. A power backplane is configured to deliver the power to the first surgical module and the second surgical module through the first surgical module. A control circuit is configured to adaptively adjust power allocations to the first surgical module and the second surgical module.

Disclosed are a treatment tip, a hand tool and a high-frequency skin treatment device. A treatment tip includes a needle plate portion having a plurality of needles; an adapter board portion, fixed inside the treatment tip; and a first flexible printed circuit, mechanically and electrically coupled between the needle plate portion and the adapter board portion; in relation to the adapter board portion, the needle plate portion is driven to move forth at a first position and move back at a second position; and the plurality of needles are partitioned and controlled such that the radio frequency signal from the handpiece is transmitted sequentially through the adapter board portion, the first flexible printed circuit and the needle plate portion to the partitioned plurality of the needles that radiate the RF signal to different zones of the skin.

An apparatus includes a handle, a catheter, extending distally from the handle, an end effector extending distally from the catheter, a deflection assembly, and a load limiting assembly. The deflection assembly is configured to deflect the end effector away from a longitudinal axis of the catheter. The deflection assembly includes an input member and a translating assembly. The input member is configured to drive the translating assembly to deflect the end effector away from the longitudinal axis. The load limiting assembly is configured to decouple the input member from the translating assembly at a predetermined load such that the input member is inhibited from driving the translating assembly when the input member is decoupled by the load limiting assembly.

The device includes a handle, a catheter, an end effector, and a deflection drive assembly. The end effector includes at least one electrode. The deflection drive assembly includes an input member, a translation assembly coupled to the end effector, and a rack and pinion assembly. The rack and pinion assembly is configured to drive the translation assembly to deflect the end effector away from the longitudinal axis at an angle, and is configured to convert rotational motion of the pinion from the input member into linear motion of the rack to either push the translation member distally or pull it proximally, or convert linear motion of the rack from the input member into rotational motion of the pinion to move a first end of the translation member proximally and a second end of the translation member distally.

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.

Kidney stone removal system is disclosed having components including a handle mechanism, a nozzle tip, and a guiding device. The handle mechanism employs a trigger that enables control of irrigation and vacuum / suction. Depression of a trigger in the trigger mechanism conveys status of vacuum / suction and irrigation to a user by providing increased resistance at different points of depression. When the trigger is in a home (undepressed) position, irrigation and vacuum / suction are turned off. When the trigger is in a fully depressed position, irrigation and vacuum / suction are turned on. When the trigger is in an intermediate position, irrigation may be turned on, while vacuum / suction remains turned off. The nozzle includes one or more irrigation ports positioned at a distal end of the nozzle and having an irrigation port departure angle of 30 to 60 degrees for directing irrigation fluid forward and laterally from the distal end of the nozzle. The guiding device is configured to be removably positioned in the nozzle for receiving a debris fragmentizing device, such as a laser device. The guiding device is configured to prevent an unintended movement of the fragmentizing device when the fragmentizing device is positioned in the nozzle while allowing fluid and debris to flow past the fragmentizing device and through a vacuum tube.

Kidney stone removal system is disclosed having components including a handle mechanism, a nozzle tip, and a guiding device. The handle mechanism employs a trigger that enables control of irrigation and vacuum / suction. Depression of a trigger in the trigger mechanism conveys status of vacuum / suction and irrigation to a user by providing increased resistance at different points of depression. When the trigger is in a home (undepressed) position, irrigation and vacuum / suction are turned off. When the trigger is in a fully depressed position, irrigation and vacuum / suction are turned on. When the trigger is in an intermediate position, irrigation may be turned on, while vacuum / suction remains turned off. The nozzle includes one or more irrigation ports positioned at a distal end of the nozzle and having an irrigation port departure angle of 30 to 60 degrees for directing irrigation fluid forward and laterally from the distal end of the nozzle. The guiding device is configured to be removably positioned in the nozzle for receiving a debris fragmentizing device, such as a laser device. The guiding device is configured to prevent an unintended movement of the fragmentizing device when the fragmentizing device is positioned in the nozzle while allowing fluid and debris to flow past the fragmentizing device and through a vacuum tube.

The present invention relates to the technical field of electrocoagulation cutting instruments, and in particular, to a handheld pressure-adjustable irrigation and suctioning electrocoagulation cutting instrument, comprising: a connecting rod, wherein an irrigation channel and a suctioning channel are spaced in the connecting rod; a cutting head is disposed at the left end of the connecting rod; a suctioning port communicated with the suctioning channel is formed in the cutting head; the head end of the irrigation channel penetrates through the left end of the connecting rod; a connector is disposed at the right end of the connecting rod; a mechanical conveying mechanism for conveying tissue debris cut by the electrocoagulation cutting instrument from the tail end of the suctioning channel to a middle way of the connector is disposed on the connecting rod; the front way and the rear way of the connector are respectively provided with an irrigation connector and a suctioning connector; a partition block for partitioning the front way from the other two ways is disposed in the connector; a regulating valve communicated with the tail end of the irrigation channel is disposed at the middle of the connecting rod; a transfer pipe is disposed between the regulating valve and the front way of the connector. The present invention provides an electrocoagulation cutting instrument capable of avoiding pipe blockage and achieving a good cleaning effect.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to controlling electrical power of an electrotherapeutic signal that is provided to a biological tissue engaged by an electrosurgical instrument during a medical procedure. Electrical power—a product of a voltage difference across and an electrical current conducted by the engaged biological tissue—is controlled according to a therapeutic schedule. The electrotherapeutic schedule can be reduced or terminated in response to a termination criterion being met. In some examples, the termination criterion is a current characteristic, such as, for example, a decrease in current conducted by the engaged biological tissue. In some examples, the termination criterion is a biological tissue resistance characteristic, such as, for example, an increase in the biological tissue resistance that exceeds a predetermined delta resistance value.

The present invention relates to the technical field of electrocoagulation cutters, and in particular, to a manual control handheld pressure-adjustable irrigation and suction electrocoagulation cutter, including: a connecting rod, wherein an irrigation channel and a suction channel which are spaced apart from each other are formed in the connecting rod; a cutting head is arranged at a left end of the connecting rod; a suction port communicated to the suction channel is provided on the cutting head; a head end of the irrigation channel penetrates through the left end of the connecting rod; a connecting head is arranged at a right end of the connecting rod; a mechanical conveying mechanism configured to convey tissue debris cut by the electrocoagulation cutter from a tail end of the suction channel to a middle way of the connecting head is arranged on the connecting rod; an irrigation joint and a suction joint are respectively arranged at front and rear ways of the connecting head; a partition block configured to partition the front way of the connecting head from the other two ways is arranged in the connecting head; an adjustment valve communicated to a tail end of the irrigation channel is arranged in the middle of the connecting rod; and a conveying pipe is arranged between the adjustment valve and the front way of the connecting head. The present invention provides an electrocoagulation cutter capable of avoiding pipeline blockage and good cleaning effect.

Various embodiments provide an interface joint for interconnecting an electrosurgical generator, a fluid supply, and an electrosurgical instrument. The interface joint comprises a housing having: an electrical inlet for receiving radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic (EM) energy and / or microwave frequency EM energy from the electrosurgical generator; a fluid inlet for receiving fluid from the fluid supply; and, an outlet. The interface joint also comprises a single cable assembly for connecting the outlet to an instrument tip of the electrosurgical instrument. The single cable assembly comprises: a flexible shaft having: a coaxial cable that is connected to the electrical inlet; and a fluid channel that is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet. The housing includes a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being attached to the single cable assembly such that rotation of the second portion effects rotation of the single cable assembly; and the first portion being rotatable relative to the second portion. The first portion includes a first inlet, and the second portion includes a second inlet, wherein the first inlet is one of the fluid inlet or electrical inlet, and the second inlet is the other of the fluid inlet or electrical inlet.

Forceps including a housing, a first body, a second body and a drive shaft. The first body has a passageway extending therethrough. The drive shaft extending through the passageway and connected to the first body such that the first body and the drive shaft are slidable with respect to the housing to drive jaws located at a distal portion of the drive shaft between an open position and a closed position. The second body having a second passageway. The drive shaft extending through the second passageway such that the second body is guided by the drive shaft and is slidable relative to the first body and the drive shaft to displace a blade shaft between a retracted position and an extended position.

An electrosurgery handpiece / pencil with smoke evacuation having features that support use at high frequencies without insulation breakdown and that provides increased efficiency of smoke evacuation during cutting and / or coagulation. The electrosurgery handpiece / pencil with smoke evacuation includes a handpiece and a planar platform located near a top of the handpiece where the planar platform has a recessed area and / or a rectangular shaped area in communication with a plurality of channels.

An example catheter includes an elongate shaft including a proximal portion and a distal portion including a neuromodulation element. The neuromodulation element includes a plurality of electrodes disposed along a length of an elongate structure and a bend between a first segment of the length of the elongate structure and second segment of the length of the elongate structure such that the second segment extends in a proximal direction from the bend.

The present invention provides a thermal puncture stent introducer. The stent introducer has a proximal end and a distal end. An outer tube is provided at the distal end of the front handle and extends from the proximal end to the distal end. The outer diameter of the distal end of the outer tube is less than or equal to 3.15 mm. An insulating middle tube is provided inside the outer tube, and a conductive part is provided inside the insulating middle tube. The insulating middle tube and the conductive part extend from the proximal end to the distal end. The proximal end of the conductive part can be connected to an external power supply. A boosting tube is provided between the proximal end of the outer tube and the insulating middle tube. The distal end of the boosting tube is connected to the proximal end of the insulating middle tube. An insulating part is provided at the distal end of the conductive part, and conductive heads are distributed on the insulating part. The conductive heads are connected to the conductive part to achieve the conductive function, and at the same time, the conductive part plays a role in supporting the stent. After the stent is compressed, it is located in the space between the distal end of the conductive part and the outer tube. The front handle is connected to the proximal end of the outer tube. By retracting the front handle along the boosting tube, the outer tube is driven to retract to release the stent.

A plasma radiofrequency surgical electrode, relating to the technical field of medical instruments. The plasma radiofrequency surgical electrode comprises a cable assembly, a proximal handle, a knife rod, and a distal knife head that are connected sequentially. A first working electrode, a second working electrode, and a bending member are provided in the distal knife head. The bending member and the knife rod form a return electrode. A plasma radiofrequency system, the first working electrode, and the return electrode form a first discharge circuit to achieve small-area high-intensity cutting operations. The plasma radiofrequency system, the second working electrode, and the return electrode form a second discharge circuit to achieve large-area cutting and hemostasis operations. By integrating multiple cutting functions along with the function of simultaneous suction and coagulation, the plasma radiofrequency surgical electrode significantly improves surgical efficiency, safety, and operational convenience, thereby providing a more advanced and reliable tool for surgical procedures.

Disclosed herein is a system for treating skin and / or nails with cold plasma. The system includes a discharge device, which includes a handle and an applicator mounted thereon, and control infrastructure, which includes a waveform generator. The applicator includes an elongated tube housing therein a cathode. The handle includes a flyback amplifier. The waveform generator is configured to induce the flyback amplifier to establish a voltage at the cathode. The voltage produced by the flyback amplifier is configured to generate a self-sustaining Townsend avalanche when a distal end of the tube is positioned sufficiently near a target site on a skin surface or a nail of a subject, such that a cold plasma discharge is produced and directed at the target site and having an average power between about 0.1 μW and about 10 μW, so that the target site is not heated.

A gearbox assembly and surgical instrument including the same. The gearbox assembly includes a drive gear including a round gear and a lead screw such that a rotational input to the round gear rotates the lead screw. A first hub is threadingly engaged about the lead screw such that rotation of the lead screw translates the first hub. A second hub is spaced-apart from the first hub and engaged with a drive rod. A compression spring is disposed between the hubs. When a force acting against the drive rod is below a threshold, the rotational input translates the first hub, compression spring, second hub, and drive rod. When the force is equal to or above the threshold, the rotational input translates the first hub and compresses the compression spring against the second hub to maintain the second hub and drive rod in position.

An improved system described herein can include an expandable member (e.g., to temporarily dilate a targeted tissue) equipped with one or more Pulsed Field Electroporation (PFE) electrodes configured to cause localized and targeted PFE output at the targeted tissue.

An electrode apparatus for nerve denervation or modulation in vivo includes a main body including a shaft; an electrode unit formed to be drawn out from one end of the shaft and configured to denervate or modulate at least part of nerves on a tube in a body; an electrode guide coupled to the end of the electrode unit and configured to guide the electrode unit to be brought into contact with the tube in the body; an electrode guide driving unit configured to move the electrode guide in forward and backward directions; and an electrode driving unit configured to move the electrode guide in the forward and backward directions in conjunction with the electrode guide driving unit. The electrode driving unit includes a tensile force maintenance unit connected to one end of the electrode unit and configured to provide a tensile force to the electrode unit; and a moving unit that moves in the forward direction until the electrode guide is transitioned to a first state in a state where the moving unit is connected to the tensile force maintenance unit, and then is disconnected from the tensile force maintenance unit and further moves in the forward direction until the electrode guide is transitioned to a second state.

To provide surgical systems providing effective results to biological tissue.SOLUTION: Apparatuses and associated methods relate to controlling electrical power of an electrotherapeutic signal that is provided to a biological tissue engaged by an electrosurgical instrument during a medical procedure. Electrical power, which is a product of a voltage difference across the engaged biological tissue and an electrical current conducted by the engaged biological tissue, is controlled according to a therapeutic schedule. The electrotherapeutic schedule can be reduced or terminated in response to a termination criterion being met. In some examples, the termination criterion is a current characteristic, such as a decrease in current conducted by the engaged biological tissue. In some examples, the termination criterion is a biological tissue resistance characteristic, such as an increase in the biological tissue resistance that exceeds a predetermined delta resistance value.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Volumetrically oscillating plasma flows, the volume of which controllably expands and contracts with time, are disclosed. Volumetrically oscillating plasma flows are generated by providing an energy with a power density that changes with time to the plasma-generating gas to form a plasma flow. The changes in the energy power density result in plasma flow volumetric oscillations. Volumetric oscillations with a frequency of above 20,000 Hz results in ultrasonic acoustic waves, which are known to be beneficial for various medical applications. System for providing volumetrically oscillating plasma flows and a variety of surgical non-surgical applications of such flows are also disclosed.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to controlling electrical power of an electrotherapeutic signal that is provided to a biological tissue engaged by an electrosurgical instrument during a medical procedure. Electrical power—a product of a voltage difference across and an electrical current conducted by the engaged biological tissue—is controlled according to a therapeutic schedule. The electrotherapeutic schedule can be reduced or terminated in response to a termination criterion being met. In some examples, the termination criterion is a current characteristic, such as, for example, a decrease in current conducted by the engaged biological tissue. In some examples, the termination criterion is a biological tissue resistance characteristic, such as, for example, an increase in the biological tissue resistance that exceeds a predetermined delta resistance value.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to controlling electrical power of an electrotherapeutic signal that is provided to a biological tissue engaged by an electrosurgical instrument during a medical procedure. Electrical power—a product of a voltage difference across and an electrical current conducted by the engaged biological tissue—is controlled according to a therapeutic schedule. The electrotherapeutic schedule can be reduced or terminated in response to a termination criterion being met. In some examples, the termination criterion is a current characteristic, such as, for example, a decrease in current conducted by the engaged biological tissue. In some examples, the termination criterion is a biological tissue resistance characteristic, such as, for example, an increase in the biological tissue resistance that exceeds a predetermined delta resistance value.

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.

Catheter for visualizing ablated tissue comprises a catheter body; a distal tip positioned at a distal end of the catheter body, the distal tip defining a illumination cavity, the distal tip having one or more openings for exchange of light energy between the illumination cavity and tissue; a light directing member disposed within the illumination cavity, the light directing member being configured to split light energy received from a light source into multiple beams and to such beams to the tissue through the corresponding more openings in the distal tip.

The present disclosure relates to a surgical system comprising: a control circuit; and an output circuit coupled to the control circuit and configured to deliver energy to an output terminal for delivery to a patient, the output terminal configured to be coupled to an electrosurgical apparatus having two jaws with corresponding electrodes, wherein the control circuit is configured to: deliver a first therapeutic electrosurgical energy pulse to biological tissue in electrical communication with the two electrodes of the electrosurgical apparatus, wherein the first therapeutic electrosurgical energy pulse is followed by a first dwell time; determine an amount of energy delivered to the jaws during the first therapeutic electrosurgical energy pulse; calculate a second dwell time based on the determined amount of energy delivered during the first therapeutic electrosurgical energy pulse, wherein the second dwell time is less than the first dwell time; and deliver a second therapeutic electrosurgical energy to the biological tissue.

The invention provides a surgical electrode knife, and relates to the technical field of medical instruments, a user drives an energy transmission part to rotate through an operation assembly, and the energy transmission part is connected with an electrode assembly so as to drive the electrode assembly to rotate together, so that the operation assembly drives the electrode assembly to extend or retract relative to a conveying assembly; a user can freely change the extension length of the electrode assembly conveniently, and the technical problem that in the prior art, the length of an electrode tool bit in an electrode tool is fixed, and the extension length cannot be adjusted is solved.

A method for adjusting the operation of a surgical instrument using machine learning in a surgical suite is disclosed.

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.