8840results about "Operating tables" patented technology

A robotic medical system for performing a vascular procedure includes a procedure rail having a drive surface oriented along a generally vertical plane, a rail adjustment system configured to couple to a patient support table and having one or more movable arm segments, a fluidics system, and a plurality of catheter hubs operatively coupled to the procedure rail and configured to be axially translated along the drive surface along a longitudinal axis of the procedure rail. At least one of the plurality of catheter hubs is in fluid communication with the fluidics system, the at least one of the plurality of catheter hubs having a hemostasis valve and a catheter in communication with the hemostasis valve.

The present invention relates to the field of medical equipment, and in particular to a body position reversal device and a method of using the same. The body position reversal device comprises a support structure and a retaining device for fixing a human body, wherein the retaining device is rotatably mounted on the support structure, and the retaining device comprises a front support mechanism for supporting the front side of the human body and a rear support mechanism for supporting the rear side of the human body, wherein a retaining space for accommodating the human body is formed between the rear support mechanism and the front support mechanism; the body position reversal device also comprises an operating mechanism or a driving device for driving the retaining device to reverse so that the human body can switch between a supine position and a prone position. The beneficial effects of the present invention are: it is convenient for the reversal and adjustment of the human body position, the device has a simple structure, the reversal is flexible and labor-saving, and the safety of the human body during the reversal process is ensured.

A surgical platform system including a first platform portion, a second platform portion, and a support portion is provided. The support platform supports the first platform portion, and can be moveable relative to a surgical robotic system supporting the second platform portion. With the support portion and the first platform portion positioned relative to the surgical robotic system, the first platform portion supporting a first portion of the patient and the second platform portion supporting a second portion of the patient can be adjusted relative to one another to correspondingly adjust positions / orientations of the first portion and the second portion of the patient.

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

Introduced here are pressure-mitigation apparatuses able to mitigate the pressure applied to a human body by the surface of an object. A controller device can be fluidically coupled to a pressure-mitigation device that includes a series of selectively inflatable chambers. When a pressure-mitigation device is placed between a human body and a surface, the controller device can continuously, intelligently, and autonomously circulate air through the chambers of the pressure-mitigation device. As further discussed below, the controller device may cause the chambers to be selectively inflated, deflated, or any combination thereof. Such an approach is useful in a variety of contexts. For example, pressure-mitigation apparatuses may be used to improve treatment of patients suffering from respiratory illnesses and patients who are partially or completely immobilized for extended durations (e.g., as part of a medical procedure).

A robotic drive system includes a drive table having a main body and an extendable member configured to be at least partially received within the main body and being extendable from an end of the main body. One or more hub adapters are coupled with the drive table and are configured to couple to a corresponding hub so that axial movement of the one or more hub adapters drives the corresponding hub.

According to the puncture intervention robot end executing mechanism and system and the positioning method, the end executing mechanism comprises a clamping module and a guide needle module, and the clamping module comprises a carrying piece body, a development board, a connecting piece, a rotary driving mechanism, a clamping device, an ultrasonic probe and an electromagnetic sensor; the needle guide module comprises a guide rail, a sliding block, a needle guide device and displacement driving mechanisms, the coordinate system of the whole system is unified, meanwhile, calibration is conducted through an electromagnetic-visual registration method, operation planning is conducted after preoperative CT scanning is conducted on an affected part of a patient, and after a target pose is obtained through calculation of a constraint positioning algorithm, the target pose is determined to be the target pose. The rotation driving mechanism drives the needle guiding device to rotate, non-coplanar puncture channel path selection is achieved, the displacement driving mechanism drives the needle guiding device to move, the needle entering angle is adjusted, the puncture process and target spot information are monitored in real time based on real-time ultrasonic images, operation errors are reduced, the puncture precision is improved, and the operation safety is improved. And radiation exposure and postoperative complications of a patient are reduced.

An anesthetic equipment storage and waste air management module configured to housing electronic and electromechanical surgical equipment including a system to measure and record administration of one or more IV medications or fluids for IV administration. The module can include a housing having a lower section and a tower-like upper section, wherein the lower section is configured to house unrelated waste heat-producing electronic and electromechanical surgical equipment. The module can also include a cowling that substantially confines waste heat generated by the unrelated waste heat-producing electronic and electromechanical surgical equipment, and can include a system for measuring and recording the administration of the one or more IV medications and fluids.

A person support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, or the like, includes an exit detection system that has, in some embodiments, multiple user-selectable modes. A first mode issues an alert in response to a static condition being met and the second mode issues an alert in response to a dynamic condition being met. The static condition may be defined by an unchanging boundary that triggers an alert if the occupant's center of gravity crosses the boundary. The dynamic condition may be defined by a changing boundary that triggers an alert if the occupant's center of gravity crosses it. The changing boundary may change based upon the occupant's height, weight, BMI, vital sign, or other characteristic. The changing boundary may also change based upon a position of one or more components of the person support apparatus, such as a siderail or Fowler section.

A controlling system method docking for a mobile patient bed with a medical device. The method may include: obtaining, based on a docking instruction, positioning information of a target; controlling, based on the positioning information of the target, a movement of the mobile patient bed; and in response to determining that the mobile patient bed moves into a docking region of the medical device, controlling the mobile patient bed to dock with the medical device using a first docking structure on the mobile patient bed and a second docking structure on the medical device, wherein the first docking structure and the second docking structure are mechanical connection structures. By adopting the embodiments of the present disclosure, an operator may carry a mobile device to move, and control the movement of the patient bed by continuously changing a position of the mobile device, or may enable the patient bed to obtain an automatically planned path through the positioning information of the medical device and to move along the automatically planned path.

The present invention belongs to the field of medical equipment, and in particular, relates to a medical bed for patient transfer and treatment and a method of using the same. The medical bed includes a treatment bed and a transfer bed that can be docked and separated, a guide mechanism for guiding when the two are connected is provided between the transfer bed and the treatment bed, and a transfer bed locking mechanism is provided between the transfer bed and the treatment bed, and the transfer bed locking mechanism is used to lock the transfer bed and the treatment bed when docked and unlock when separated. The beneficial effects of the present invention are: the docking of the transfer bed and the treatment bed is simple and convenient, and the docking is stable and accurate, which is convenient for the transfer and treatment of patients, and the patient does not need to move frequently, which reduces the difficulty of patient transfer treatment.

In some implementations, a prone face pillow may include a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a right-side surface, a left-side surface, and an internal cavity being open at the top surface and the bottom surface. In addition, the prone face pillow may include a right-side intubation tube channel having a non-horizontal pathway and a left-side intubation tube channel having a non-horizontal pathway. Moreover, the prone face pillow may a right-side slot and a left-side slot each configured to allow insertion of an intubation tube into the left-side channel. Also, the prone face pillow may include a right-side perforation pattern and a left-side perforation pattern, where the right-side or left-side perforation pattern must be broken prior to insertion of the intubation tube.

The invention discloses an auxiliary renal puncture device for the nephrology department, and belongs to the technical field of renal puncture, the auxiliary renal puncture device comprises a sickbed, a plurality of supporting legs are fixedly arranged at the bottom of the sickbed, fixing plates are fixedly arranged on the two sides of the sickbed, and second sliding blocks are slidably connected to one sides of the two fixing plates; the breathing frequency and amplitude of a patient are captured in real time through an infrared breathing monitoring module, and displacement data generated by breathing of the kidney are accurately obtained in combination with motion sensing modules such as a lead screw encoder and a driving gear angle encoder. The intelligent control system drives the first stepping motor and the second stepping motor to adjust the position of the portal frame based on six-dimensional force sensor data of the force sensing module, meanwhile, the angle of the puncture needle is adjusted in real time through feedback of a mechanical arm joint encoder, and dynamic compensation of kidney respiratory movement is achieved. According to the mechanism, the puncture deviation caused by breathing can be controlled within the range of + / -0.5 mm, the puncture positioning precision is remarkably improved, and poor sample quality or operation risks caused by breathing movement are avoided.

A surgical table having a tabletop and a column for enabling at least a part of the tabletop to be rotatable about a trend axis extending in a transverse direction across the tabletop; and an actuator mechanism coupled between the movable framework and the column and arranged to raise and lower the movable framework and the trend axis relative to the column and to rotate the movable framework about the trend axis, wherein the actuator mechanism is fitted to an external surface of the outer column element and is adapted to move the movable framework between a lowermost position, at which the trend axis extends through an upper part of the outer column element which surrounds the inner column element when the column elements are telescoped into the contracted configuration, and an uppermost position, at which the trend axis is spaced at spacing height from an uppermost part of the column

Modules for housing electronic and electromechanical medical equipment including a system to measure and record administration of one or more IV medications or fluids for IV administration.

A radiation irradiation system including a radiation generating device and a carrying table, a beam generated by the radiation generating device irradiates an irradiated object on the carrying table, the radiation irradiation system further includes a carrying table positioning device, the carrying table is supported by the carrying table positioning device, the carrying table positioning device includes a positioning mechanism, the positioning mechanism includes a linear axis, the carrying table positioning device may horizontally move along the linear axis, and an extending direction of the linear axis is parallel to an irradiation direction of beams generated by the radiation generating device. In the positioning process of the carrying table, most of the carrying table positioning device is located in the space between the linear axis and the beam outlet, the radioactivity and life-span shortening caused by the radiation of the various components of the carrying table positioning device are reduced.

The invention discloses a shoulder pulling fixing device for a trigeminal neuralgia MVD operation. The shoulder pulling fixing device comprises a supporting assembly, a shoulder pulling assembly and a head assembly. The upper end of the supporting assembly is provided with the shoulder pulling assembly, and the front end is provided with the head assembly. The shoulder pulling assembly comprises a longitudinal adjusting mechanism, a transverse adjusting mechanism, a shoulder pulling sliding block, a sliding plate, a limiting base, a pulling belt rotating ring, a pulling belt groove, a front arm fixing belt, a first shoulder pulling belt and a second shoulder pulling belt. The longitudinal adjusting mechanism is arranged at the upper end of the transverse adjusting mechanism; shoulder pulling sliding blocks are symmetrically arranged at the two ends of the longitudinal adjusting mechanism. A sliding plate is arranged at the upper end of the shoulder pulling sliding block; a limiting seat is arranged at the upper end of the sliding plate; the two sides of the rear end of the limiting base are provided with drawstring rotating rings which are rotationally connected with the first shoulder strap and the second shoulder strap respectively, and the upper end of the limiting base is provided with a drawstring groove which is movably connected with the forearm fixing strap. And the shoulder straps can be flexibly adjusted in the transverse direction and the longitudinal direction according to the specific body characteristics such as the height and the shoulder width of the patient through cooperation of the two parts.

The invention provides a handrail and massage equipment, and relates to the technical field of massage, the handrail comprises a handrail body, a swing assembly and a hand massage assembly, the swing assembly comprises a rotating piece and a swing piece, the rotating piece comprises a connecting part, and a first rod piece and a second rod piece which are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the connecting part; the first rod piece and the second rod piece are eccentrically arranged in the length direction of the first rod piece, the first rod piece is rotationally installed on the armrest body, the second rod piece is rotationally sleeved with the swing piece, the hand massage assembly is fixedly installed on the swing piece, and the first rod piece is driven to rotate so as to drive the swing piece to swing through the second rod piece. Through eccentric linkage between the rotating piece and the swinging piece, when the first rod piece is driven by external force, the second rod piece which is eccentrically arranged can generate relatively large swinging force, and therefore the hand massage assembly is driven to swing. In this way, all-directional massage on the hand can be achieved, the wrist can naturally swing in the massage process, and the massage comfort and effect are further improved.

A patient transport apparatus including a base, an intermediate frame, a support deck with a fowler section, and a deck extension assembly with a head deck section, a brace extending between a mount end and a coupling end, and a pivot coupling attached to the coupling end and supporting the head deck section. A mount operatively attached to the fowler section defines a receiver slidably supporting the brace adjacent to the mount end for movement along a brace axis. A retainer interposed between the mount and the brace selectively retains the brace in one of a plurality of extension positions and is operable between: a retained configuration to prevent movement, and a released configuration to permit movement of the brace between the extension positions. Operation changes from the retained configuration to the released configuration in response to force applied to the head deck section along the brace axis.

A patient support system may include a pelvic bolster assembly and a thoracic bolster assembly. Each of the assemblies may be attached to a conventional surgical table frame by the surgical table frame's longitudinal rails. A plurality of adjustment mechanisms and components are provided to allow for easy and safe manipulation of a patient before and during surgery.

Techniques for registering a computer-assisted device to a table include a computer-assisted device having an articulated arm and a control unit. The control unit is configured to receive information of a first motion of a table, the first motion comprising a first rotation about a first axis and causing a second motion of a point associated with the articulated arm; receive information of the second motion; receive information of a third motion of the table, the third motion of the table comprising a second rotation about a second axis different from the first axis and causing a fourth motion of the point; receive information of the fourth motion; determine a relationship between the computer-assisted device and the table based on a position of the point, the first rotation, the second motion, the second rotation, and the fourth motion; and control motion of the articulated arm based on the relationship.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for supporting a patient, for example, for preventing or ameliorating pressure injuries or supporting a resting posture of a patient. The system can include a first layer comprising a sheet having a sheet length, a sheet width, and a vertical center line extending along the longitudinal axis of the sheet; a second layer affixed to the first layer, and longitudinally aligned with the vertical center line; and means for securing the first layer to a mattress and tensioning the second layer. The first layer and the second layer form a plurality of pockets disposed over the vertical center line, each respective pocket comprising at least one opening and configured to receive a pressure redistributing insert or a repositioning insert.

Provided are systems and methods for location sensor-based branch prediction. In one aspect, the method includes determining a first orientation of an instrument based on first location data generated by a set of one or more location sensors for the instrument and determining a second orientation of the instrument at a second time based on second location data. A distal end of the instrument is located within a first segment of a model at the first time and the second time and the first segment branches into two or more child segments. The method also includes determining data indicative of a difference between the first orientation and the second orientation and determining a prediction that the instrument will advance into a first one of the child segments based on the data indicative of the difference.

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent control, and discloses a three-motor diagnosis and treatment bed angle adjusting method and system based on intelligent somatosensory, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining pressure distribution data of each part of a patient body on a bed surface, posture data of the patient body and diagnosis and treatment demand data; based on the pressure distribution data and the attitude data, constructing a first equation to obtain a first somatosensory feature and obtaining a second somatosensory feature through a second equation; fusing the first somatosensory feature and the second somatosensory feature to obtain a third somatosensory feature; matching the first somatosensory feature, the second somatosensory feature and the third somatosensory feature with the diagnosis and treatment demand data through a preset intelligent mapping model, and converting into a mapping relationship between the somatosensory features and diagnosis and treatment demands to obtain mapping relationship data; and converting the mapping relation data to obtain an angle adjustment instruction, and controlling a driving motor to perform angle adjustment on the bed according to the angle adjustment instruction. According to the method, secondary injury caused by movement of the patient in the operation process is avoided.

A person support apparatus, such as a bed, stretcher, cot, recliner, or the like, includes an exit detection system having a plurality of force sensors that support the weight of an occupant positioned on a support surface. The force sensors are part of an exit detection system that issues an alarm when the occupant exits, or is about to exit, the person support apparatus. The distribution of weight applied to the force sensors is used to determine if the occupant is about to exit the person support apparatus. Compensation is made to the exit detection system for changes in the weight distribution that are not caused by movement of the occupant. Such changes may be due to siderail movement, support surface pivoting, and / or movement of other components of the person support apparatus.

The invention generally provides a folded compact inflatable structure transformable into a robust load-bearing structure within a matter of seconds.

A system of shields designed to provide substantially greater protection, head to toe, against radiation exposure to health care workers in a hospital room during procedures which require real-time imaging. The shields are placed around the patient and the x-ray table and provide protection even when the x-ray tube is moved to various angles around the patient.

The invention relates to a motion control method for a movable component (BK, CA, M, PL) of a medical device (100), comprising the steps: i) acquiring (S01) three-dimensional image information (3DB) of the movable component (BK) and its environment (U) by means of a acquiring unit (EH); ii) determining (S02) a first position parameter (PP1) for the movable component (BK) based on the three-dimensional image information (3DB) by means of a processing unit (30); iii) acquiring (S03) a second position parameter (PP2) for the movable component (BK) by means of a processing unit (30); iv) comparing (S04) the first and the second position parameters (PP1, PP2) by means of a processing unit (30); v) generating (S05) a motion control signal (BSS) for the movable component (BK) based on the three-dimensional image information (3DB), provided that the deviation between the first and second position parameters (PP1,PP2) falls below a predefined first threshold (S1) by means of the processing unit (30), vi) generate (S06) an error signal (FS) if the deviation between the first and second position parameters (PP1, PP2) exceeds the first threshold (S1) by means of the processing unit (30), and vii) execute (S07) the motion control signal (BSS) by the moving component (BK) or the error signal (FS) by the processing unit (30).

A multi-directional, equalizer clamp device is disclosed, the clamp device being configured to attach and secure objects, such as posts, rails and the like, for a multiplicity of clamping applications that benefit from single-point clamping operation. The clamp device comprises upper and lower body portions which may be configured to clamp to a side rail of a support table, while further configured to receive objects and clamp them along a secondary clamping direction. The clamp device further comprises a control assembly, such as a knob, to facilitate and achieve simultaneous clamping along both primary and secondary clamping directions at a single point of control. A jogging clamp for clamping to variable sized objects in a primary direction comprises a plurality of spherical, indexing recesses disposed in the lower jaw and matching spherical washer disposed on the control assembly configured to allow large, indexed vertical variation in the clamping range.

A system (200) for detecting a collision of a patient bearing device (18) with an object, a ground or a part of the operating table, wherein the system (200) comprises: a patient bearing device (18) which can be used as a part of an operating table; a load sensor arrangement with at least one load sensor which issues sensor values; a load determination unit which determines a load with the sensor values, wherein the load comprises a load acting on the load sensor arrangement or a load acting on the patient bearing device (18); and a detection unit which detects a possible collision of the patient bearing device (18) with an object, a ground or a part of the operating table if the load determined by the load determination unit falls below a specified first threshold while the patient bearing device (18) or at least one segment of the patient bearing device (18) moves downwards.