884results 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.

Ablation systems and methods of the present disclosure include a catheter including one or more image sensors. The one or more image sensors can facilitate, for example, positioning an ablation electrode at a treatment site of an anatomic structure and, additionally or alternatively, can facilitate controlling delivery of therapeutic energy to a treatment site of an anatomic structure.

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, and an end effector. The catheter extends distally from the handle. The catheter includes a body, a first cable, a second cable, and a third cable. The first cable is positioned in a first lumen of the catheter body and is operable to translate relative to the body of the catheter. The second cable is positioned in a second lumen of the catheter body and is operable to translate relative to the body of the catheter. The third cable is positioned in a third lumen of the catheter body and is operable to translate relative to the body of the catheter. The end effector extends distally from the catheter. The end effector includes at least one electrode.

The invention concerns a radiofrequency (RF) ablation catheter (100) comprising: a flexible shaft (110) extending between a distal end and a proximal end: an inflatable balloon (120) mounted on the shaft (110); and an RF conductor element (115), wherein a portion of the flexible shaft (110) is distal to the inflatable balloon (120) and is defined as a distal segment (119) of the shaft (110), and wherein the RF conductor element (115) is located on the distal segment (119) and is adapted to electrically contact and to deliver RF energy to a liquid metal (150).

In one example, a medical device may include a handle including a proximal portion and a distal portion, and the proximal portion may pivot relative to the distal portion. The medical device may also include an insertion portion coupled to the distal portion of the handle and configured to be positioned within a body lumen; and an articulation wire extending from the handle through the insertion portion. Pivoting of the proximal portion of the handle relative to the distal portion of the handle may move the articulation wire relative to the insertion portion to bend a distal portion of the insertion portion.

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.

In an embodiment, a cryoablation system includes a pre-cooler gas circuit, a working gas circuit isolated from the pre-cooler gas circuit, and a vacuum chamber isolated from the pre-cooler gas circuit and the working gas circuit. The cryoablation system can include a shaft having an insulated zone and a working gas expansion chamber distal to the insulated zone. The cryoablation system can further include a handle and a shaft-handle connector, wherein a proximal end of the shaft connects to the shaft-handle connector, wherein the shaft-handle connector is configured to removably attach the proximal end of the shaft to a distal end of the handle.

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.

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.

An end effector for a cardiac mapping catheter including a flexible circuit including a plurality of electrodes each electrode of the plurality of electrodes including a contact surface. The flexible circuit can be disposed on an insulative material. The insulative material can be contiguous to the contact surfaces so that only the contact surfaces of at least a portion of the plurality of electrodes are exposed to the ambient environment.

Medical devices for operating an end effector including a housing, a drive shaft, a drive body and a drive link. The drive shaft is moveable relative to the housing to actuate the end effector. The drive body is operably coupled to the drive shaft. The drive body includes a proximal collar and a distal collar. The drive link includes a proximal cam surface and distal cam surface, and the drive link is operatively coupled to the housing and actuatable to translate the drive shaft with respect to the housing. The proximal cam surface is configured to interface with the proximal collar when the drive link displaces proximally to translate the drive body in a proximal direction, and the distal cam surface is configured to interface with the distal collar when the drive link displaces distally to translate the drive shaft in a distal direction.

The invention relates to a laser beautifying hand tool with a mistaken touch prevention function, which comprises a holding part, and a key for controlling the laser energy output of the hand tool is arranged on the holding part; the holding part is further provided with a contact piece used for sensing human body contact, a control module for sensing the capacitance is arranged below the contact piece, and the control module is further provided with a circuit for cutting off laser energy supply. When a user operates the tool, the holding part is held firstly, the index finger is placed on the key, and at the moment, the middle finger is in contact with the contact piece. When a user aligns the treatment head to the skin and presses the button, if the contact sheet detects the skin, the system judges that the operation is normal, and the treatment head is allowed to work. In the using process, if the contact piece does not sense the skin, the mistaken touch risk is judged, at the moment, the key action fails, and the treatment head stops working. The system can continuously monitor the state of the hand tool and the operation intention of the user. And if normal operation is not detected within a certain time, the hand tool power supply is automatically turned off to ensure safety.

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 forceps includes a frame and a motion transmission assembly for transmitting force from one or more actuators to the end effector. The motion transmission assembly may include a body having a passageway, a drive shaft extending through the passageway, and a drive link. The body and drive shaft are slidable relative to the frame, and the body is rotationally fixed to the drive shaft to transmit rotational input received from a first actuator to rotational movement of the drive shaft relative to the frame. The drive link, operably coupled to the frame and body, transmits force received from a second actuator to linear movement of the body and drive shaft relative to the frame.

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 invention relates to the technical field of ablation, in particular to a flexible electrode pulse ablation catheter, a pulse ablation device and ablation equipment.The ablation catheter comprises a catheter body with a far end and a near end which are oppositely arranged, and the catheter body comprises a traction structure and a conveying pipe assembly arranged on the traction structure in a sleeving mode; the electrode assembly comprises at least one connecting pipe and at least two electrodes, every two adjacent electrodes are fixedly connected through the corresponding connecting pipe, and each electrode is of a tubular structure internally provided with a cavity; one end of the traction structure penetrates through the conveying pipe assembly, then extends into the electrode assembly and is fixedly connected with one end of an electrode arranged close to the far end of the pipe body. Under the action of external force, the traction structure can drive the two opposite ends of the same electrode to move oppositely or move away from the tubular structure until the tubular structure shrinks or expands. The flexible degree of the electrode assembly can be improved, the electrode with a larger area can be attached to the focus, conveying and ablation at the large-angle position of the periphery of the focus are achieved, the ablation effect is guaranteed, and the ablation success rate is increased.

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.

Medical devices and methods are disclosed. An example medical device for accessing a body cavity along a biliary and / or pancreatic tract may include an elongate member having a distal end and a proximal end. The medical device may have a flexible distal tip. The flexible tip may be steered by applying tension to one or more steering wires extending between the distal tip and a handle located at a proximal end of the medical device. The medical device may be a sphincter.

Medical devices for operating an end effector including a housing, a drive shaft, a drive body and a drive link. The drive shaft is moveable relative to the housing to actuate the end effector. The drive body is operably coupled to the drive shaft. The drive body includes a proximal collar and a distal collar. The drive link includes a proximal cam surface and distal cam surface, and the drive link is operatively coupled to the housing and actuatable to translate the drive shaft with respect to the housing. The proximal cam surface is configured to interface with the proximal collar when the drive link displaces proximally to translate the drive body in a proximal direction, and the distal cam surface is configured to interface with the distal collar when the drive link displaces distally to translate the drive shaft in a distal direction.

A method for controlling an output of an energy module of a modular energy system. The energy module can comprise a plurality of amplifiers configured to generate a drive signal at a frequency range and a plurality of ports coupled to the plurality of amplifiers. The method includes determining to which port of the plurality of ports the surgical instrument is connected, selectively coupling an amplifier of the plurality of amplifiers to the port of the plurality of ports to which the surgical instrument is connected, and controlling the amplifier to deliver the drive signal for driving the energy modality to the surgical instrument through the port.

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.

The utility model discloses a treatment head, a hand tool and a microneedle treatment device, the treatment head comprises a needle plate assembly, an adapter plate assembly and a first flexible circuit board, the needle plate assembly is provided with a plurality of needle bodies; the needle plate assembly is in sliding connection with the adapter plate assembly, and the driving end of the handle drives the needle plate assembly to move relative to the adapter plate assembly in the first direction. The first flexible circuit board is respectively connected with the needle plate assembly and the adapter plate assembly, and radio frequency energy output by the handle sequentially passes through the adapter plate assembly, the first flexible circuit and the needle plate assembly and then controls the plurality of needle bodies to perform partition heating. According to the technical scheme, the service life of the treatment head is prolonged, the size of the treatment head is reduced, and the use stability and safety of the treatment head are improved.

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.