925results about "Laryngoscopes" patented technology

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 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.

This invention discloses a bronchoscope robot and its control method using a hybrid line / fluid drive system. The bronchoscope robot includes a feeding module, a driving module, and a bronchoscope module. The bronchoscope module is connected to the driving module, and the feeding module drives the driving module and the bronchoscope module to move. The driving module includes a fluid driving module and several line driving modules. The bronchoscope module includes a passive bending section, an active bending section, several lines, and a miniature camera. The fluid driving module controls the length of the active bending section by injecting or extracting fluid, while the line driving modules control the extension and retraction of the lines to control the bending angle of the active bending section. This invention controls the movement, extension, and bending of the bronchoscope through the feeding module and the driving module, improving the flexibility of the bronchoscope robot, meeting the needs of dealing with airways with different curvatures, ultimately successfully entering the distal airway, and ensuring safety during airway contact.

The invention provides a visual bronchoscope device, and relates to the technical field of endoscope catheters. The visual bronchoscope device comprises a catheter body and a handle sleeve, an integrated imaging module is eccentrically arranged at the far end of the catheter body, the near end of the catheter body is connected with the handle sleeve, a sputum suction channel is formed in the catheter body, and a handle isolating membrane is further arranged on the imaging catheter; the integrated imaging module comprises a plurality of miniature LEDs and an ultra-miniature CMOS image sensor; the device further comprises a handle and a computer, and the computer comprises an image processing unit which is used for receiving original image data from the integrated imaging module, performing image processing on the original image data and displaying an image processing result on the display screen. The kit can be used for auxiliary diagnosis of lung diseases.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical information processing, in particular to a path planning device of a bronchoscope. Firstly, multi-modal medical image data of a plurality of breathing phases of a patient are collected through a construction module, and a three-dimensional model containing a focus, a bronchus and an accompanying blood vessel is generated. Then, the three-dimensional model is loaded to AR display equipment, AR virtual dissection is carried out on the three-dimensional model through a virtual dissection module based on the target operation instruction until the transparency of the focus reaches the set transparency, and a dissection model corresponding to the three-dimensional model is obtained. An initial path is then generated in the anatomical model based on a preset security constraint. Finally, the initial path is dynamically updated through a dynamic planning module in combination with the real-time breathing phase, and a target path is obtained. According to the invention, a focus shielding blind area is broken through, the target fine bronchial segment shielded by the focus is visually presented, and the operation precision and safety of the bronchoscope are improved.

A system and method for a laryngoscopic device which incorporates the electronic and imaging elements within the device with advanced functional iterations that incorporate mathematical pattern recognition / predictive modeling as well as parallel computing and supercomputing for data analysis as well as and integrating it with the patient's record and compiling images from multiple scopes in a cloud-based system for an AI platform to use in diagnosis and disease monitoring.

Pulmonary treatment devices, systems and methods of use are provided which take into account the vast tissue damage of advanced COPD sufferers and provide treatments designed specifically to treat the particularly compromised lung tissues that are present in these patients. These treatments reduce trapped air volume, tension lung tissue and enhance lung elastic recoil. In particular, a variety of embodiments of pulmonary treatment devices are provided. The devices are comprised of a shape memory material wherein the devices are able to be expanded under tension, and then are able to recoil back toward an original relaxed or resting shape as the devices are deployed into the tissue. This action causes the pulmonary treatment devices to corkscrew into damaged tissue, becoming sufficiently entwined to allow pulling of the tissue by retraction of the device. This in turn re-tensions the lung causing lung volume reduction.

The invention relates to a navigation method and device of a bronchoscope and a storage medium. The navigation method relates to the technical field of medical information processing. The mapping library is constructed based on the dynamic tomographic image, and the target bifurcation point identifier corresponding to the target bifurcation point is determined based on matching of the multi-modal data of the target bifurcation point and the mapping library in the process that the bronchoscope advances along the initial path. And then, determining a target AR mark corresponding to the target bifurcation point identifier based on the mapping library, and superposing the target AR mark in the visual field of the bronchoscope through AR display equipment, so as to intuitively present the position mark, the feature mark, the risk mark, the path mark and other multi-modal parameters of the bifurcation point. And finally, on the basis of a position deviation value between the mark position of the target AR mark monitored in real time and the positioning data, updating the target multi-modal feature corresponding to the target bifurcation point identifier in the mapping library in real time. In conclusion, the accuracy and safety of bronchoscope navigation are improved.

Systems and methods for a robotic endoscopy system are provided. The method comprises: (a) receiving instruction to present, at a graphical display, one or both of: one or more tomosynthesis reconstructions or one or more augmented fluoroscopic overlays; and (b) in response to receiving the instruction, causing the graphical display to present one or both of the tomosynthesis reconstructions or the augmented fluoroscopic overlays.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical instruments. The invention discloses a novel multifunctional laryngeal mask which comprises a breather pipe, one end of the breather pipe is connected with an external ventilation loop through a connector, and the other end of the breather pipe is provided with a mask body used for ventilation, exhaust and secretion suction. The mask body is provided with a mask bag structure which is matched with the mask body so as to accord with the throat and spine characteristics of a patient, so that the stable limitation on the mask body is met, and safe sealed ventilation is realized. The device has the advantages that the device can accord with throat and spine characteristics of a patient to realize safe sealed ventilation, and the risk of regurgitation and aspiration due to the fact that gas enters the stomach of the patient is not easily caused.

Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for localizing and / or navigating a medical instrument within a luminal network. A medical system can include an elongate body configured to be inserted into the luminal network, as well as an imaging device positioned on a distal portion of the elongate body. The system may include memory and processors configured to receive from the imaging device image data that includes an image captured when the elongate body is within the luminal network. The image can depict one or more branchings of the luminal network. The processor can be configured to access a machine learning model of one or more luminal networks and determine, based on the machine learning model and information regarding the one or more branchings, a location of the distal portion of the elongate body within the luminal network.

A combined system of a concealed closed tracheoscope and an artificial airway breathing circuit includes an artificial airway breathing tubing and a tracheoscope. The artificial airway breathing tubing includes an inhalation circuit and an exhalation circuit that are connected through a connecting tube. The tracheoscope includes a handle portion and an insertion portion connected to the handle portion. The tracheoscope handle portion wraps around a section of the exhalation circuit. The tracheoscope insertion portion is hidden in the extendable breathing circuit, which extends and retracts to make the tracheoscope insertion portion advance or retreat in a closed condition. The tracheoscope handle function assembly cleverly wraps around the surface of the breathing circuit tubing, organically combining the functions of the tracheoscope handle and the breathing circuit. Meanwhile, the tube interface can be cleaned to keep the tracheoscope clean and unobstructed, such that the service life of the tracheoscope can be extended.

This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for planning and performing medical procedures. The present implementations more specifically relate to analyzing objects in 3D images. In some aspects, a segmentation system may receive image data representing a 3D image of an anatomy, select a seed location for a target in the 3D image, and infer a segmentation mask associated with the seed location from at least a portion of the received image data based on a neural network model trained to segment a class of objects associated with the target. The system further extracts a polygon mesh from the segmentation mask to produce a 3D model of the target. The system can determine a spatial relationship between an instrument and the target based on a position of the 3D model relative to the 3D image. The system can also estimate a geometry of the target based on the 3D model.

An endoscopic printing device comprising: a printing head having: a nozzle for outputting a biomaterial; a central conduit connectable to a source of the biomaterial and connected to the nozzle, the central conduit being flexible; ribs disposed around the central conduit and spaced apart from one, a rib of the ribs defining three or more guiding apertures extending axially through the rib, the ribs being interconnected to one another; and cables extending through the guiding apertures, ends of the cables attached to the central conduit, the cables configured to be engaged to an actuator for controlling motion of the endoscopic printing head; and an actuation system engaged to the cables, the actuation system including actuators each engaged to a respective one of the cables, the actuators operable to vary a tension in one or more of the cables relative to a remainder of the cable to bend the central conduit.

Methods of localizing a scope tip of an endoscope in an organ of a patient are provided. The method comprises: (a) obtaining (i) a biological model of an organ of a patient and (ii) electromagnetic (EM) data that is generated by an endoscope in the organ; (b) generating a plurality of localization hypotheses for the scope tip based on the biological model and the EM data; (c) generating a plurality of deformations, wherein each deformation of the plurality of deformations respectively maps each of the plurality of localization hypotheses for the scope tip to the EM data; (d) determining a localization for the scope tip from the plurality of localization hypotheses for the scope tip, wherein the localization corresponds to a predicted deformation of the plurality of deformations that satisfies a threshold; and (e) causing the localization for the scope tip to be presented on a graphical display.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical robots, in particular to a shape sensing type bronchoscope robot control method, which comprises the following steps of: acquiring a tail end shape coordinate of a bronchoscope in a current bending state, and constructing a current bending state model of the bronchoscope; robot joint angle vectors are obtained through deformation state data collected in real time; according to the robot structure model, constructing a robot model in the current bending form; respectively constructing a bending part spring model and a joint spring model based on the stress conditions of the tail end control point and the bending part control point; lateral pressure borne by the bending part and the tail end of the bronchoscope in the current bending posture is collected and processed; self-adaptive control is realized based on the target control quantity; the shape of the bronchoscope is sensed in real time through multiple sensors, mechanical analysis is carried out in combination with a spring model, multi-strategy self-adaptive control is achieved, the accuracy, safety and efficiency of bronchoscope operation are improved, and powerful technical support is provided for bronchoscope examination and minimally invasive surgery.

The invention provides an objective image module and an endoscope, and relates to the technical field of endoscopes. The objective image module is provided with an optical axis and comprises a front fixed lens assembly, a rear fixed lens assembly, a movable lens assembly, a guide assembly and a driving assembly, and the front fixed lens assembly, the movable lens assembly and the rear fixed lens assembly are sequentially arranged on the optical axis. The guide assembly is in sliding fit with the movable lens assembly and used for limiting the sliding direction of the movable lens assembly so that the sliding direction can be parallel to the optical axis direction. The driving assembly comprises a permanent magnet and an electromagnet, and the permanent magnet is connected with the movable lens assembly; when the electromagnet is powered on, driving magnetic force is formed between the electromagnet and the permanent magnet, and the driving magnetic force can drive the movable lens assembly to move in the optical axis direction. The position of the movable lens can be accurately controlled, and the occupied internal space of the head end part is reduced.

The utility model discloses an integrally formed sputum collector, which belongs to the technical field of medical instruments and comprises a collector, a valve body component and a drainage pipe fitting, the front end of the valve body component is communicated with a first suction tube, the tail end of the valve body component is communicated with a second suction tube, the drainage pipe fitting is arranged between the sputum collector and the valve body component, and the first suction tube is communicated with the first suction tube. Through the cooperation between the valve body assembly and the drainage pipe fitting, the communication state between the collector and the bronchofiberscope and the communication state between the suction device and the bronchofiberscope can be adjusted and controlled at any time, it is not needed that sampling is conducted again after the suction device sucks and collects sputum, and in the working process of the bronchofiberscope, sampling is conducted again. Sputum is sampled by the collector in a negative pressure state formed by the suction treatment of the suction device, so that a sputum collection sample independently collected in the suction device can be inspected, the sputum sample does not need to be obtained from a collection part in the suction device, the operation steps are reduced, and the detection efficiency is improved. And convenience is provided for surgical operation of medical personnel.

The invention provides a quick replaceable bronchoscope interventional operation robot. The quick replaceable bronchoscope interventional operation robot comprises a base, a bronchoscope structure, a driving device, a first supporting part and a second supporting part, the driving device is fixed on the base, one end of the bronchoscope structure is connected with the driving device, the first supporting part is connected with the bronchoscope structure, one end of the second supporting part is connected with the base, and the other end of the second supporting part is connected with the first supporting part; the bronchoscope structure comprises a bronchoscope which is arranged in a first supporting part in a penetrating manner; the shell is used for opening or closing the bronchoscope structure; a through hole is formed in the shell, is communicated with the bronchoscope and is used for introducing external normal saline into the bronchoscope. The bronchoscope structure is stably supported through the base, the first supporting part and the second supporting part, external normal saline can be introduced into the bronchoscope through the through hole in the shell, the bronchoscope can be flushed in time, it is guaranteed that the visual field of the bronchoscope is clear, and the precision and safety of an operation are improved.

In one embodiment, a laryngoscopy apparatus includes a handle configured for gripping by an operator, a blade extending from the handle configured for insertion into the trachea of a patient, a clear viewing window provided on the blade that enables a patient's airway to be viewed, and means for clearing material from the viewing window that could obscure the view of the airway.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and particularly relates to a composite material for an anaesthetic laryngoscope and a preparation method thereof. The composite material for the anaesthetic laryngoscope comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 50-80 parts of polyvinyl chloride, 45-65 parts of a plasticizer, 0.5-1 part of a lubricant, 0.5-1 part of a stabilizer, 0.5-1 part of a chitosan derivative and 3-8 parts of modified hydroxyapatite. The chitosan derivative, the modified hydroxyapatite and other components are added into the polyvinyl chloride (PVC), so that the composite material is endowed with stable lubricity and antibacterial property, and meanwhile, the mechanical property of the composite material is also improved.

The invention relates to a bronchoalveolar lavage fluid rapid detection method based on a fluorescent staining technology and a corresponding detection device, and aims to improve the detection efficiency of alveolar lavage and sampling screening. The detection device comprises an endoscope assembly, a lavage fluid supply module, a recovery module and a control module. Wherein the recovery module is internally provided with an assembly used for adding a fluorescent coloring agent into the recovery liquid, the fluorescent coloring agent is injected into the recovery liquid in the recovery process of the lavage fluid according to needs, and an electromagnetic drive stirring mechanism is combined, so that dynamic and uniform mixing of the dyeing liquid and the lavage fluid is achieved. The control module automatically adjusts the injection amount, the mixing speed and the stirring duration of the coloring agent according to preset parameters or real-time detection data, and the dyeing reaction time in the operation process is remarkably saved.

The invention discloses a tracheal intubation path feature extraction method and device based on AI analysis, and relates to the technical field of intelligent medical robotics.The method comprises the steps that an optical flow method is used for preprocessing an input matrix, an epiglottis deformation displacement field is calculated, the epiglottis deformation displacement field is imported into ANSYSMechical for finite element analysis, and a three-dimensional tracheal path topological graph is obtained; carrying out fluid-solid mechanical joint simulation on the three-dimensional air pipe path topological graph by adopting a COMSOLMultiphysics multi-physics coupling solver, so as to obtain a lifting parameter; an impedance control instruction is generated according to the lifting parameters, and the cooperative mechanical arm is driven to execute the impedance control instruction; and on the basis of the multi-modal data of the laryngoscope after the impedance control instruction is executed, updating the material parameters of ANSYSMechical through a strategy gradient algorithm. According to the method, the problem that optimization of closed-loop feedback driving parameters is missing is solved through a target function gradient direction and step size zooming mechanism.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for driving medical instruments. Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for driving medical instruments having an inner body and an outer body. In one aspect, a system includes a medical instrument including an outer body and an inner body configured to be driven through a lumen in the outer body. The system can also include a set of one or more instrument manipulators configured to control movement of the outer body and the inner body, and a set of one or more processors configured to: receive a change drive mode command; and change a drive mode of the medical instrument from a paired drive mode to an unpaired drive mode in response to receiving the change drive mode command.

Methods and devices for creating a tunnel for accessing a target tissue are provided. The method comprises: navigating a robotic bronchoscope towards a target site in an airway passage; inserting a tunnel creation device through a working channel of the robotic bronchoscope and creating an opening on the airway at the target site; and inserting a treatment device through the working channel and reaching a target tissue by passing through the opening. The tunnel creation device utilized RF energy with a metal tip, where the metal tip has a rough surface to anchor the metal tip to the target site. The opening has a size allowing the treatment device to pass through and the size is smaller than a diameter of the robotic bronchoscope.

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.

A laryngoscope includes a curved blade including a proximal end, a distal end, and a first channel. The laryngoscope also includes a handle and a second channel. The handle includes a non-electric light source, e.g., a chemiluminescent light source. A catalytic agent in the chemiluminescent light source is activated by pressure on the chemiluminescent light source to generate light that transmits along the first channel. The second channel is disposed proximate and through the blade and configured to provide at least one of oxygen, suction, and an instrumentation into the proximal end and out of the distal end of the blade.

The present invention relates to a system for producing optical radiation to neutralize microorganisms. The system comprises a light source (1) for emitting optical radiation, a storage means (2) having one or more unique identification codes each associated with a respective microorganism, at least one respective wavelength range associated with the microorganism, and a logic control unit (3) configured to select a wavelength range based on the microorganism to be neutralized and to activate the light source (1) such that the optical radiation emitted by the light source (1) has a wavelength within the selected wavelength range, such that, in use of the system, the optical radiation induces optical resonance in the microorganism and causes alteration of the genetic properties of the microorganism.

The invention relates to the field of medical equipment, in particular to a visual double-cavity laryngoscope and thyrocricocentesis integrated device for difficult airways, which comprises a double-cavity laryngoscope main body and a thyrocricocentesis device, the outer surface of the double-cavity laryngoscope main body is fixedly connected with a connecting plate, the other surface of the connecting plate is fixedly connected with a hemispherical shell, and the hemispherical shell is fixedly connected with the double-cavity laryngoscope main body. The integrated structural design is adopted, the core functions of a visual double-cavity laryngoscope and a cricothyroid membrane puncture instrument are organically integrated, the current situation that the two traditional instruments are independently used and need to be frequently switched is thoroughly changed, an operator can sequentially complete glottis exposure and tracheal intubation operation on the same device, and if intubation fails or a patient suffers from emergency oxygen deficit, the visual double-cavity laryngoscope and the cricothyroid membrane puncture instrument can be directly used. The cricothyroid membrane puncture device which is assembled in place can be directly used for implementing puncture without additionally replacing instruments, so that the operation continuity is greatly improved, the key time for establishing an airway is effectively shortened, and the oxygen deficit risk of a patient caused by instrument switching is fundamentally reduced.

An endotracheal lung suction system includes an endotracheal tube defining a tube lumen, a suction assembly, and an inner suction catheter. The endotracheal tube comprises an inflation connector and an implantation balloon adjacent the distal tube end and fluidically connected to the inflation connection and through which the balloon inflates. The suction assembly comprises a proximal valve and a distal endotracheal tube connector fluidically connected to an interior of the tube lumen. The inner suction catheter passes through and slides within the suction assembly, the endotracheal tube connector, and through the tube lumen to extend slidably out from and back into the distal tube end. The inner suction catheter comprises a distal, inflatable, hollow, inner-suction- catheter securing device and a catheter body defining a main lumen extending through the inner suction catheter and a catheter-securing inflation lumen extending through the inner suction catheter parallel to the main lumen.