16106results about "Surgical needles" patented technology

A holographic augmented reality ultrasound needle guide system and method includes an augmented reality display such as a headset wearable by a user. The augmented reality display is configured to depict a virtual ultrasound image. The augmented reality display is further configured to allow a user to select a desired reference point on the virtual ultrasound image. The system is configured to depict a holographic needle guide based on the selection of the desired reference point. The system is also configured to adjust a trajectory of the holographic needle guide to avoid intersecting undesired anatomical structures. The augmented reality display is further configured to stamp the holographic needle guide into a selectively locked trajectory and position.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical robots, and particularly relates to a mammary gland puncture surgical robot navigation system and device based on multi-modal image fusion. The multi-mode image data are registered and fused, high-precision three-dimensional reconstruction of the mammary gland tissue is achieved, more visual and accurate surgical navigation information is provided for doctors, the position of the puncture needle is tracked in real time, space registration is conducted on the puncture needle and the image data, and therefore the precision and safety of the surgery are improved, and the operation efficiency is improved. Meanwhile, puncture force feedback information of a puncture needle in the needle moving process is collected in real time, the implementation effectiveness of a puncture navigation path is evaluated, when it is found that the puncture path has risks, dynamic adjustment is conducted immediately, a new puncture path bypassing an obstacle area and reaching a focus is planned again, and the risk of the puncture path is avoided. And if the safe path cannot be obtained, the system automatically stops needle insertion and gives an acousto-optic early warning prompt, so that the surgical risk caused by manual misoperation in the traditional surgery is avoided.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical intelligent image recognition data processing, and discloses an image recognition and data analysis fused ultrasonic venipuncture system which comprises a multi-modal image acquisition module, an intelligent analysis processing module, a real-time navigation execution module and a complication early warning module. By arranging a multi-mode fusion sensing end, when vein puncture real-time navigation is carried out, through ultrasonic image, thermodynamic distribution and optical characteristic three-mode data collaborative registration, the consistency of deep blood vessel recognition is guaranteed, meanwhile, a three-dimensional topological model containing blood vessel elastic parameters is dynamically constructed, blood vessel position deviation can be calibrated in real time in the puncture process, and the accuracy of vein puncture is improved. The accuracy of blood vessel positioning is guaranteed, puncture positioning errors of complex cases are further reduced, whether angle or depth deviation occurs in a puncture path or not is judged in real time by arranging a dynamic navigation end, a compensation path can be planned in real time through a blood vessel elastic characteristic matrix, and it is guaranteed that the angle errors are reduced when a needle body enters a blood vessel.

An introducer assembly includes an elongate sheath sized for insertion into a blood vessel of a patient and a hub. The hub can be coupled to a proximal portion of the sheath and can include a first hub portion and a second hub portion. The hub can include various features to facilitate breaking apart or separating the introducer assembly from a patient. For example, the first hub portion can have a first notch which can facilitate breaking, splitting, or fracturing the hub. The second hub portion can partially surround the first hub portion and can include two wings and an opening disposed above the first notch. The first hub portion can be formed from a first material and second hub portion can be formed from a second material. In some embodiments, the second material can be stiffer than the first material to facilitate fracturing the hub.

A system, apparatus and method directed to placing a medical instrument in a patient body, where the system includes the medical instrument having a first optical fiber, a console and an interconnect having a second optical fiber to receive incident light from the console and propagate the incident light to the medical instrument. The interconnect includes a predetermined bend along its length, such that logic of the console may determine a positioning and an orientation of the medical instrument relative to the predetermined bend. Additionally, the logic may generate a display of the medical instrument based on the reflected light signals and the determination of the positioning and the orientation of the medical instrument relative to the predetermined bend, where the display may be rendered as an overlay on an ultrasound image.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instrument control, in particular to a lung biopsy sampling needle stabilizing method and system based on dynamic respiration compensation. The stabilizing method comprises the following steps: acquiring a respiratory movement signal of a patient in real time through a multi-source biosensor, wherein the multi-source biosensor comprises an optical fiber strain sensor array, a diaphragm myoelectricity sensor and a respiratory airflow sensor which are deployed at the chest and abdomen. According to the method, millimeter-microsecond-level accurate and stable control over the lung biopsy sampling process is achieved by establishing a cooperation mechanism of a breathing phase-displacement nonlinear mapping model and a macro-micro composite driving framework. The biological rationality of displacement prediction is improved through deep coupling of multi-mode breathing signals, and the chest wall non-uniform deformation gradient is analyzed in space based on cross topology deployment of an optical fiber strain sensor in an intercostal space area in combination with cross-scale feature fusion of myoelectricity and airflow sensing.

An ultrasound imaging system configured to generate a three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound image of a target area. The ultrasound imaging system includes a console including one or more processors and non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon one or more logic modules, and an ultrasound probe configured to acquire a plurality of ultrasound images of a target area. The ultrasound probe can be coupled to the console by an ultrasound probe connector having optical fiber including one or more core fibers. The console is configured to generate the 3D ultrasound image by stitching together the plurality of ultrasound images, starting from a point of reference. The point of reference can be the ultrasound probe, one or more anatomical targets, an elongate medical device, a reference magnet, or one or more accelerometers.

In one aspect, methods of treating skin are described herein. Such a method can comprise attaching a tip to a handpiece, wherein the tip comprises a perforated bottom surface and a needle array positioned above the perforated bottom surface when the array is in a retracted configuration and operable to pass through the perforated bottom surface when the array is in an extended configuration. The handpiece comprises an actuator operable to move the needle array between the retracted and extended configurations. The method can further comprises placing the perforated bottom surface of the tip in contact with or adjacent to a region of interest (ROI) on the skin and initiating the actuator to move the needle array from the retracted configuration to the extended configuration, thereby penetrating the skin with the needle array. Triggering can be carried out automatically and / or manually. Cooling may also be used in some embodiments.

Methods for treating tissue with irreversible electroporation and immunotherapy are described. The methods include placing a probe in tissue within a human body, wherein the probe has at least a first electrode, applying a plurality of electrical pulses through the first electrode and a second electrode, causing irreversible electroporation (IRE) of the tissue within a target ablation zone, and administering one or more exogenous agents into the tissue within the target ablation zone or to the human, thereby stimulating or otherwise modulating an immune system response within the body.

The invention discloses an endoscope with a built-in grabbing mechanism, and relates to the technical field of medical instruments. According to the technical scheme, the device comprises a clamp assembly, a driving outer pipe and a driving inner wire; the grabbing mechanism further comprises a grabbing mechanism shell, a first moving seat and a second moving seat, wherein the first moving seat and the second moving seat are arranged in the grabbing mechanism shell. The near end of the driving outer tube is connected with the first moving seat, and the near end of the driving inner wire is connected with the second moving seat; when the second moving seat is fixed relative to the grabbing mechanism shell, the first moving seat moves towards the far end direction relative to the grabbing mechanism shell so as to control the clamp assembly to execute the clamping action. According to the invention, the clamping action is carried out while forward extension is carried out, so that high-precision operation is facilitated, and tissues can be accurately clamped; and moreover, the grabbing mechanism is integrated in the endoscope handle, so that accurate single-hand control is facilitated, meanwhile, the clamping action is controlled in a button mode, the human engineering is met, and operation is convenient.

A multiple pass self-cinching suture construct includes a strand of suture material. A fixed loop is formed at one end, and an adjustable loop is formed at the opposite end. A self-cinching section is disposed between the fixed loop and the adjustable loop. The self-cinching section includes a first pass of a tag end axially through the interior of the self-cinching section to form the fixed loop. The opposite tag end passes axially through the interior of two co-axial suture segments inside the self-cinching section, forming an adjustable loop. As the adjustable loop tag end is pulled, tension is applied and the self-cinching section constricts to maintain tension. In some embodiments, the self-cinching section includes at least four segments of the strand of suture material co-axially aligned along the self-cinching section.

Needle-guiding systems and methods can facilitate establishing vascular access with a nonmagnetic needle. For example, a method of a needle-guiding system can include detecting and registering registration marks about a patient by patient-facing cameras of an alternative reality (“AR”) device, the AR device thereby establishing its location and orientation relative to a target area of the patient. The method can also include anchoring ultrasound images of the target area as viewed through a display screen of the AR device, the ultrasound images anchored about the patient relative to either an instant or previous location and orientation of the ultrasound probe; and providing an instant virtual needle trajectory of the needle as viewed through the display screen of the AR device, thereby indicating to a clinician whether the needle is properly oriented for establishing vascular access to a target vessel of the ultrasound images.

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.

A deflectable catheter is disclosed that includes a proximal handle, an elongated catheter shaft extending distally from the proximal handle and including a deflectable distal end portion, a drive mechanism associated with the proximal handle for deflecting the distal end portion of the catheter shaft between a first position where the distal end portion of the catheter shaft is aligned with an axis of the catheter shaft and a second position where the distal end portion of the catheter shaft is deflected angularly away from the axis of the catheter shaft, and indicator means associated with the drive mechanism for providing a visual indication of the position of the drive mechanism, which corresponds to a degree of curved deflection of the deflectable distal end portion of the catheter shaft.

Systems and methods for removal of thrombus from a blood vessel in a body of a patient are disclosed herein. The method can include: providing a thrombus extraction device including a proximal self-expanding member formed of a unitary fenestrated structure, a distal substantially cylindrical portion formed of a net-like filament mesh structure, and an inner shaft member connected to a distal end of the net-like filament mesh structure; advancing a catheter constraining the thrombus extraction device through a vascular thrombus, deploying the thrombus extraction; retracting the thrombus extraction device to separate a portion of the thrombus from the vessel wall and to capture the portion of the thrombus within the net-like filament mesh structure; and withdrawing the thrombus extraction device from the body to remove thrombus from the patient.

The present application relates to the technical field of device control. Disclosed are a control method for an electrotherapy device with an injection function and the electrotherapy device. The method comprises: controlling, via a drive unit, a needle seat to control distal ends of several needle bodies to penetrate a treatment subject to at least one depth; and controlling the several needle bodies to be electrically connected to an electrical energy output assembly to release electrical energy, and / or connected to a liquid storage unit to perform drug injection.

An intraosseous access device can include a constant-torque spring assembly disposed in a housing, a drive shaft extending from the housing, and an intraosseous needle coupled to the drive shaft configured to provide intraosseous access to a medullary cavity of a patient. A method of using an intraosseous access device can include inserting a distal end of the intraosseous needle through skin at an insertion site of a patient and applying a contacting force to a bone beneath the insertion site with the distal end of the intraosseous needle. The contacting force can initiate a winding of a ribbon of the constant-torque spring assembly from an output spool onto a storage spool, thereby initiating drilling rotation of the intraosseous needle. The method can further include drilling through the bone until the intraosseous needle enters a medullary cavity of the patient.

Apparatus comprising a housing, at least one needle arranged for reciprocal motion between a retracted position and an extended position to penetrate an animal tissue surface when in the extended position, and a sealing device defining a channel through which a movable shaft extends to move the at least one needle in the reciprocating motion, wherein the sealing device serves to form a seal between the housing and the movable shaft. A corresponding method of preventing cross-contamination within apparatus for minimally invasive treatment of skin is also disclosed.

A magnetic-based tracking system for tracking an ultrasound probe. The tracking system can create a three-dimensional visualization. The tracking system can include a reference device including a reference magnet and an ultrasound probe including an ultrasound acoustic transducer or acoustic array that acquires ultrasound images. The reference device can include a magnetometer that detects a magnetic field generated by the reference magnet. The ultrasound probe can couple a first ultrasound image with a first magnetic field strength, wherein both of the first ultrasound image is received and the first magnetic field strength is detected at a first time. The system can include a console including a processor and non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of processor executed logic modules that perform operations including receiving and recording a plurality of coupling of ultrasound images and detected magnetic field strengths to generate a 3D visualization from the ultrasound images.

A targeting device (9) for the targeted guidance of a hollow needle (17) with an endoscopic-surgical operation. The targeting device (9) is fastened or can be fastened to an endoscopy unit (1) which extends essentially in an endoscopy longitudinal axis (L) and defines a viewing region (11). The targeting device (9) defines a plurality of hollow needle guides (21). Each of the hollow needle guides (21) each extends towards the viewing region (11) along a different polar angle (θ) with respect to the endoscope longitudinal axis (L). Each of the hollow needle guides (21) is open towards one of its two azimuthal sides over its entire length.

An angled intraosseous access system includes a guide assembly including a guide block and a guide plate. The system can include a driver and a needle assembly rotatably coupled thereto. The guide assembly is configured to align the needle at a predetermined angle relative to the medullary cavity. Advantageously, the angled needle of the intraosseous access system can mitigate pain during infusion and mitigate backwalling.

The invention discloses an implanter and a dynamic glucometer, and relates to the technical field of medical equipment.The implanter comprises a shell, a needle returning assembly, an implanting assembly and a transmitting key assembly; the needle returning assembly comprises a needle returning cap, a needle returning driving element and an implantation launching support, the needle returning driving element is located between the needle returning cap and the implantation launching support, the needle returning cap is used for being connected with an emitter, and the implantation launching support is provided with a through hole for the emitter to penetrate through; the implantation assembly comprises an implantation fixing support and an emission driving element, the implantation fixing support is fixed to the shell, the needle returning cap and the implantation fixing support are connected with the implantation emission support in a clamped mode, and the emission driving element is located between the implantation fixing support and the implantation emission support; and the transmitting key assembly is in contact with the implantation fixing bracket. The dynamic glucometer comprises an emitter and an implanter, the emitter is located in the shell, and the emitter is connected with the needle returning assembly. The implanter can be reset, and the effectiveness of the implanter can be conveniently detected in the production process.

The invention provides a dynamic compensation augmented reality surgical navigation system based on respiratory movement prediction, and the system comprises a medical image processing unit which is used for generating a lesion three-dimensional model and planning a puncture path; the respiratory motion prediction module is used for analyzing a three-dimensional displacement sequence of the registration marker through a time sequence feature extraction network and a long-distance dependence modeling network so as to predict a respiratory trajectory; the dynamic compensation AR module is used for constructing a three-dimensional deformation field based on respiration prediction data and updating an AR virtual path in real time; the mechanical arm cooperative control module is used for adjusting the laser pointing pose in real time according to the breathing prediction data and the dynamic AR path; a closed-loop data interaction architecture realizes real-time cooperation of respiration prediction, dynamic compensation and mechanical arm control.

The invention discloses a flexible mechanical arm driving system for minimally invasive interventional surgery, a flexible mechanical arm comprises a hollow first sleeve assembly which is coaxially configured, the first sleeve assembly comprises an inner tube and an outer tube, the inner tube and the outer tube are thin-walled tubes, the inner tube is arranged in the outer tube in a penetrating manner, and the inner tube and the outer tube are fixedly connected at the far end part; the inner tube and the outer tube are each provided with a straight tube section at the near end and a deformation section at the far end, and the deformation sections can be bent and deformed when the inner tube is pushed / pulled. The driving system comprises an instrument assembly and a driving module assembly; a driving driven module is arranged in the instrument assembly, and the flexible mechanical arm is connected with the driving driven module; a driving driving module and a PCB control board are arranged in the driving module assembly, the driving driving module is in transmission connection with the driving driven module, and the driving module assembly is used for driving the flexible mechanical arm to do linear, rotating and bending movement. The driving device is used for driving the coaxial antagonism tubular flexible mechanical arm to achieve bending, rotating and linear motion, full-automatic control can be achieved, and the control accuracy and safety are high.

The invention relates to the technical field of medical control, in particular to a percutaneous puncture surgical robot system based on a quantum multi-dimensional sensor and a control method. The method comprises the following steps that a magnetic field sensor based on a superconducting quantum interference device is used for conducting puncture magnetic field change detection and puncture needle position determination on the puncture process, and the puncture needle position distribution of the percutaneous puncture operation is obtained. Meanwhile, the system is based on an advanced technical architecture and provides precise support for various percutaneous paracentesis modes, and the modes cover the fields of percutaneous puncture tumor minimally invasive surgery, spine minimally invasive surgery, external minimally invasive surgery and the like. The device is wide in adaptation diseases including soft tissue, spine and craniocerebral related diseases, and can deal with various operations such as tumor ablation, scoliosis screw implantation, electrode implantation of Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy, cerebral hemorrhage drainage and the like. According to the invention, the accuracy and safety of puncture can be ensured.

An aiming guide system configured for connection to a bone plate including an aiming arm and a connection assembly. The aiming arm has a rigid body extending from a proximal end to a distal end with a plurality of aiming holes defined through the rigid body between the proximal end and the distal end thereof. The distal end defines an attachment slot through the body. The connection assembly is configured to engage an attachment screw hole of the bone plate and the attachment slot such that the aiming arm is fixed in position relative to the bone plate with each of the aiming holes aligned with a respective hole along the bone plate.

The invention discloses a tumor needle biopsy robot and an image real-time navigation system thereof, and relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and the method comprises the following steps: extracting historical data, and constructing a segmentation model according to the historical data; acquiring a plurality of medical images of the patient, and constructing a three-dimensional model of the patient according to the plurality of medical images; constructing a visual puncture path according to the three-dimensional model; the method comprises the following steps: acquiring optical tracking data, acquiring a needle point position according to the optical tracking data, correcting a puncture path according to the needle point position, acquiring a path point sequence according to a puncture starting point, a target point, a cost function and a graph structure when an optimal path is planned, and continuously adjusting the path through a path optimization algorithm. The path is far away from key tissues such as important blood vessels and nerves, the path is prevented from excessively approaching or directly penetrating through a dangerous area, so that the rationality of optimal path planning is ensured, the precision controllability of the puncture process is enhanced, the puncture path is corrected in real time through the position of the needle tip, and the possibility of the scheme is further improved.

A suture passer for passing a suture across a tissue. The suture passer can include an upper jaw member and a lower jaw member extending from an elongate member. The lower jaw member can have a curved portion that offsets a straight portion of the lower jaw member from the central axis of the elongate member. The lower jaw member can house a needle that can be deployed across a tissue to pass a suture across.

Systems and methods for delivering an implant to treat an ocular disorder is disclosed. The ocular implant can include a treatment fluid that is released over the course of several days or months to treat an ocular disorder. A system for implanting and retrieving spent implants can include an implant, an external housing, and an implant assembly. The external housing can provide access to a sliding trigger. The sliding trigger can convert a portion of the implant assembly from a first configuration to a second configuration and a second configuration to a third configuration to release or retrieve an implant. In some embodiments, the implant assembly can include a collet formed from sheet metal and bent to act as a spring. The collet can have protrusions to match the profile of an implant to secure the implant during delivery. Actuation of the trigger can relieve the spring's pressure.

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.