4839results about "Surgical robots" patented technology

An interactive and dynamic surgical simulation system may be used in the context of a computer-implemented interactive surgical system. The surgical simulation system may provide coordinated surgical imagining. A processor may be configured to execute a simulation of a surgical procedure. The surgical procedure may be simulated in a simulated surgical environment. The processor may generate a first visual representation and a second visual representation. The first visual representation may be of a first portion of the simulated surgical environment. The second visual representation may also be of the first portion of the simulated surgical environment.

A dynamic reference base (DRB) and associated method are provided for rigidly affixing an array frame to bone for use in navigated or robotic surgery. The DRB includes a bridge element that includes a connecting rod having a distal end and a proximal end; a clamp coupled to the distal end of the connecting rod; a first and a second pin guide extending distally from the clamp; a locking nut disposed on the clamp; and a clutch coupled to the proximal end of the connecting rod, the clutch being adapted to couple to the array frame. The DRB also includes the array frame, which is couplable to the clutch, and is adapted to include a plurality of tracking markers disposed thereon.

The invention discloses a self-adaptive sensing anti-shake regulation and control method and system for a spinal surgery auxiliary mechanical arm, and relates to the technical field of spinal surgery, and the method comprises the steps: collecting multi-dimensional data of a mechanical arm tail end actuator through a multi-dimensional sensor group, and transmitting the multi-dimensional data to an AeroStead space-level stability calculation platform; the platform carries out filtering processing on the data, and vibration of the mechanical arm and disturbance components caused by external interference are separated; constructing a spine mechanical arm rigid-flexible coupling dynamic disturbance observation and compensation model by using the disturbance component to observe disturbance and generate a compensation amount; calling a spinal operation area three-dimensional reconstruction and dynamic obstacle avoidance mixed density network model, and fusing different images to generate an operation area three-dimensional dynamic model and an obstacle avoidance adjustment signal; a mechanical arm motion control instruction is generated through a force sense position cooperation self-adaptive control algorithm; and the mechanical arm is driven to move for closed-loop regulation and control. According to the method, through fusion of multiple models and algorithms, the disturbance compensation precision, the operation area modeling accuracy and the control collaboration are improved, and the operation safety is guaranteed.

The invention involves a system and method for increasing positional accuracy of surgical systems that utilize magnetic or electromagnetic sensors to provide positional awareness to a surgeon or robot performing the surgery. The system takes advantage of electromagnetic tracking through sensors. These sensors are very accurate and repeatable, while being compact enough to not inhibit surgical procedures. The accuracy and repeatability of the sensors is <1 mm within a predetermined 6 inch×6 inch performance motion box. The system is constructed and arranged to map the distortion patterns of the sensor and, in real time, correct the distortion pattern to provide accurate location of anatomical structures for performance of a surgery.

The invention provides a motion control method of a surgical robot and a surgical robot system. In accordance with an example of the present application, the surgical robotic system includes a manipulator assembly that is movable under actuation of an actuator; the method comprises the following steps: determining whether the manipulator assembly collides or not, wherein the collision comprises an imminent collision or an already-collided collision; in response to the collision of the manipulator assembly, adjusting a control parameter of the actuator to reduce a current output of the actuator; the manipulator assembly is actuated by the actuator to move. The motion state of the manipulator can be adjusted in time, and damage caused by collision is effectively reduced; meanwhile, adjustment can be carried out when it is detected that the manipulator assembly collides, the motion tracking performance of the manipulator assembly is effectively maintained without the collision risk, and the accuracy of the operation is improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of robot control, and discloses a concentric tube robot control method, device and equipment and a medium, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining a joint motion state sequence of a concentric tube robot, inputting the joint motion state sequence into a preset time sequence neural network model, and outputting a time sequence state feature vector containing a physical hysteresis characteristic; the time sequence state feature vectors serve as condition input, through a physical information neural network based on the Cosseerat rod theory, under the guidance of physical constraints including a moment balance condition and a geometric coordination condition, modeling is conducted on the continuous spatial form of the concentric tube robot in the arc length direction, and the tail end pose of the robot is predicted; and on the basis of a given target trajectory and a tail end pose, an optimized target function containing tracking errors is constructed, the optimized target function is solved under the condition that physical constraints are met, an optimal joint driving instruction is obtained, and the concentric tube robot is controlled to move. The control precision of the concentric tube robot is improved.

Robot calibration is crucial in multi-robot cooperative systems where the inaccuracy of robots can add up and cause large errors in the final trajectory of handled parts or process tools. In this work, a two-step calibration approach is proposed based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) and definition of compensated pose for a master-slave cooperative robot system. Measuring the pose of master and slave robots at different locations in their shared workspace is required to create pairs of joint angles and output pose errors as training data. The generated data is used to train two ANN models for compensating the master-slave relative error and the master robot errors. The master-slave relative error is corrected by introducing a compensated pose for the slave robot with respect to the master robot. A neural network is then trained to predict the error parameters of the compensated pose for the joint angles of both robots as the input. The master robot is then corrected individually using another ANN model to address the absolute accuracy of the cooperative system.Measurements and simulations have been performed on a dual-robot cooperative system before and after geometric calibration. The process of cross validation is carried out to find the best network architecture for the optimal performance in correcting the robots'errors. It has been shown that even after pre-existing model-based calibration of each robot, both the absolute accuracy of the master robot and the relative tracking accuracy can be further improved by the proposed implementation of ANN calibration.

A steering gear for a surgical instrument includes two motorized drives designed to spatially align a wobble plate via the adjustment angle of the two drives, which is designed to control a distal angling mechanism of the surgical instrument. A first of the two drives has a first motor, which drives a drive pinion via a driveshaft, which engages with a lateral toothing of a first toothed rack, driving a first transmission pinion of a first double gear. A second of the two drives has a second motor driving a drive pinion via a driveshaft, which engages with a lateral toothing of a second toothed rack and drives a second transmission pinion of a second double gear wheel. The wobble plate is arranged between the two bevel gear rims, which are facing one another and lie on a common axis.

Surgical systems and methods involve a robotic arm comprising a plurality of links and joints and a surgical tool supported and moveable by the robotic arm and being configured to interact with an anatomy. Controller(s) coupled to the robotic arm are configured to estimate robotic arm deflection based on the tool interaction and / or characterize tool-anatomy interaction based on estimated arm deflection. To estimate the robotic arm deflection, the controller(s) input the pose of the surgical tool and the tool interaction force to a machine learning model. To characterize the interaction of the surgical tool with the anatomy, the controllers(s) input an operating parameter of the surgical tool and the estimated deflection into a machine learning model.

The invention provides a surgical robot testing method, device and equipment and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining various surgical operation data collected by a surgical robot in the actual surgical execution process; simulating an operation restoration execution process in a simulation environment based on various operation data; and in response to a test instruction for the surgical robot in the surgical restoration execution process, obtaining a test result corresponding to the test instruction. According to the method and the device, the test environment is ensured to be closer to a real operation scene through the simulated operation restoration execution process, and meanwhile, the test is performed on the operation robot in the operation restoration execution process, so that the test is more targeted, and the operation efficiency and effect of the subsequent operation robot can be remarkably improved.

The embodiment of the application belongs to the technical field of medical instrument equipment, and relates to a trailing end of an interventional robot, which is used for delivering an elongated medical instrument, the elongated medical instrument comprising a guide wire and at least two catheters, the latter catheter being at least partially arranged in the former catheter, and the guide wire being partially arranged in the latter catheter; wherein the trailing end of the interventional robot comprises a driving device, a power device, a sensing device and a control device, the driving device, the power device and the sensing device are connected with the control device, and in an initial state, any catheter is clamped on two adjacent driving devices in a curved state. The technical scheme provided by the application can shorten the distance between adjacent driving devices through the curved arrangement of the catheter, reduce the overall size of the equipment, reduce the product cost, and be beneficial to product installation.

An apparatus for attaching a cannula to a robotic surgical system, the apparatus comprising: a first clamp component configured to transition between an open position and a closed position; a second clamp component spaced from the first clamp component, the first and second clamp components defining a region configured to receive a portion of the cannula and configured to retain the portion of the cannula in the region when the first clamp component is in the closed position; and a locking component configured to lock the first clamp component in the open position and allow the first clamp component to automatically transition to the closed position based on a position of the portion of the cannula within the region.

A method of displaying an operational parameter of a surgical system is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a cloud computing system of the surgical system, first usage data, from a first subset of surgical hubs of the surgical system; receiving, by the cloud computing system, second usage data, from a second subset of surgical hubs of the surgical system; analyzing, by the cloud computing system, the first and the second usage data to correlate the first and the second usage data with surgical outcome data; determining, by the cloud computing system, based on the correlation, a recommended medical resource usage configuration; and displaying, on respective displays on the first and the second subset of surgical hubs, indications of the recommended medical resource usage configuration.

The invention is suitable for the technical field of medical instruments, and provides a mechanical arm control method, computer equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the steps that first motion data and first dynamic data of all joints of the mechanical arm at the current moment and second motion data and second dynamic data of all joints at at least one historical moment are obtained; determining acting force data of the end tool at the current moment according to the first motion data and the first dynamic data; determining target rigidity of the target object according to the first motion data, the first dynamic data, the second motion data and the second dynamic data; determining a force control law of the end tool at the current moment according to the acting force data, the target rigidity and the expected acting force of the end tool relative to the target object at the current moment; and according to the force control law and the expected pose data, determining the force-position hybrid control vector at the next moment, thereby reducing the damage to the target object while improving the pose control precision of the end tool.

The present invention relates to a method for synchronizing movement control and location recognition for a micro-robot by using a bed-integrated electromagnetic field apparatus, and more specifically to a method for synchronizing movement control and location recognition for a micro-robot by using an electromagnetic field apparatus which enables precise movement control for a micro-robot and simultaneously enables location recognition for the micro-robot, and enables miniaturization of the apparatus, thereby having excellent compatibility with other medical equipment.

An exemplary system includes a memory storing instructions and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The processor may be configured to execute the instructions to: detect an intent of a user of a computer-assisted surgical system to use a robotic instrument attached to the computer-assisted surgical system to interact with a target object while the target object is located in a surgical space; determine a pose of the target object in the surgical space; and perform, based on the detected intent of the user to interact with the target object and the determined pose of the target object in the surgical space, an operation with respect to the target object.

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical robots and minimally invasive surgery, and provides a robot control system and method for blue laser vaporization surgery of prostatic hyperplasia. Mapping the nuclear magnetic image volume data to a deformation field under an ultrasonic acquisition coordinate system, and deforming the preoperative nuclear magnetic image to an intra-operative ultrasonic space by using the deformation field to complete image registration; fusing the registered image with a stereoscopic vision system; the spatial depth of the surface of the target tissue is obtained from the endoscopic image so as to supplement navigation information; according to the utility model, the prostate deformation and probe posture change adaptive capacity in an operation is improved, the real-time visual closed-loop regulation and control capacity is improved, and the characteristics of small light spots, shallow heat diffusion, excellent hemostasis and the like of blue laser are combined, so that the vaporization and hemostasis precision in a tiny blood vessel dense area is ensured, and the problems of large tissue trauma and the like are avoided.

The invention provides a temporomandibular artificial joint replacement device, a preparation method and a surgical robot system.The temporomandibular artificial joint replacement device is characterized in that a mandibular fixing support is fixedly connected with the outer side face of the mandible of the human body, a temporal bone fixing support is fixedly connected with the outer side face of the temporal bone of the human body, a containing cavity is formed in a glenoid fossa liner, and a spherical joint head is movably arranged in the containing cavity; a base layer, a variable-rigidity elastic buffer layer and a surface layer are sequentially arranged on the inner wall of the containing cavity in the thickness direction of the side wall of the glenoid fossa liner. By means of the temporal-mandibular artificial joint replacement device, efficient simulation of the temporal-mandibular joint replacement device on a real human body temporal-mandibular joint structure can be achieved, the structural strength and the use comfort of the temporal-mandibular artificial joint replacement device are improved, and based on artificial intelligence and a surgical robot auxiliary technology, the device is simple in structure and convenient to use. The preparation function of the temporomandibular artificial joint replacement device matched with the human tissue structure and the automatic assembly surgical operation are achieved.

Surgical systems and methods involving machine learning model(s) to characterize tool interactions. The tool may be coupled to a robotic manipulator and configured to manipulate a tissue. A sensing system measures displacements of the tool, velocities of the tool, and interaction forces applied to the tool. A control system controls the manipulator to move the tool to interact with the tissue. Responsive to interactions of the tool with the tissue over time, the control system obtains measured values of the displacements, velocities, and interaction forces, from the sensing system. The control system implements the machine learning model to receive and process the measured values to estimate stiffness / damping parameters of the tissue and evaluate changes in the estimated stiffness / damping parameters to generate a characterization about the tissue or the tool's interaction with the tissue. The control system controls the manipulator and / or the tool based on the characterization.

A method of controlling a surgical system includes obtaining a surgical plan containing a plurality of planned cuts, receiving a first cutting tool from a plurality of cutting tools at a surgical device, collecting a first checkpoint by tracking a probe as the probe contacts a first predefined point on the first cutting tool, collecting a second checkpoint by tracking the probe as the probe contacts a second predefined point at a first bone of a patient, automatically selecting a first planned cut from the plurality of planned cuts based on the first checkpoint and the second checkpoint, and, in response to automatically selecting the first planned cut, guiding execution of the first planned cut using the first cutting tool.

Connector assemblies for connecting a robotic arm with a medical end effector are disclosed. An example apparatus for connecting a robotic arm with a medical end effector may include a connector housing. An actuation mechanism may be disposed within the connector housing. The actuation mechanism may include a plurality of linkage members and a gear assembly coupled to the linkage members. Each of the plurality of linkage members may be configured to shift between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. At least one of the plurality of linkage members may include a first linkage member having an end region. A roller member may be disposed adjacent to the end region of the first linkage member. An actuator may be coupled to the actuation mechanism.

A system includes proximal and distal structures and a processor system. The processor system determines a first commanded motion of the proximal structure; determine a second commanded motion for joint(s) of the distal structure or an imaging device, wherein when the first and second commanded motions are performed in conjunction, a field of view of the imaging device is maintained relative to a workspace; and in response to determining that driving the joint(s) in accordance with the second commanded motion would cause the distal structure or the imaging device to violate a constraint: determines an alternate commanded motion for the joint(s) to maintain a defined geometric relationship between a first geometric feature fixed relative to the imaging device and a second geometric feature fixed relative to the workspace, drives the proximal structure in accordance with the first commanded motion, and drives the joint(s) in accordance with the alternate commanded motion.

Surgical systems and methods for manipulation of an anatomy that includes cortical and cancellous bone. A surgical manipulator has a robotic arm to move an instrument with an energy applicator. A sensor senses forces / torques applied to the energy applicator. Controller(s) obtain a tool path for the energy applicator to traverse. A segment of the tool path transitions into, or between, cortical bone and cancellous bone. The controller(s) control the manipulator to advance the energy applicator along the tool path according to a first feed rate to manipulate the cortical or cancellous bone and detect, with the sensor, a change in the forces / torques being indicative of the transition. In response to detection of this change, the controller(s) control the manipulator to advance the energy applicator along the tool path according to a second feed rate, greater / less than the first feed rate.

Devices, systems, and techniques for synchronized motion of independent surgical devices. An example first surgical instrument may have a movable component. The first surgical instrument may receive a motion control parameter. The motion control parameter may be one or more of: a force relative to a tissue contact shared between the first surgical instrument and the second surgical instrument; or a positional relationship between the first surgical instrument and the second surgical instrument. The first surgical instrument may sense a motion event caused by a user control input to a second surgical instrument. The first surgical instrument may autonomously adjust motion of the movable component based on the motion control parameter and the motion event.

A caster assembly that includes a caster wheel, a lock member, a pedal, and a position sensor. The lock member can engage the caster wheel. Movement of the pedal towards a depressed position can cause engagement of the lock member against the caster wheel to resist or prevent rotation of the caster wheel. Movement of the pedal towards a released position can separate the lock member from the caster wheel to permit rotation of the caster wheel. The position sensor can detect a position of the pedal.

The invention provides an adapter and an operation assisting system, and the adapter comprises a base which comprises a support, a first input shaft and a second input shaft; the rotary base and the rotary base transmission assembly comprise a first gear ring, the rotary base is rotatably arranged on the support, the first input shaft is in transmission connection with the first gear ring, and the first gear ring and the rotary base are relatively fixed; the guide pipe system driving assembly is arranged on the rotary base, the guide pipe system transmission assembly comprises a second gear ring and a planetary gear, the second input shaft is in transmission connection with the second gear ring, the second gear ring is in transmission connection with the planetary gear, and a shaft of the planetary gear is fixed to the rotary base; the planetary gear is used to drive the catheter system drive assembly. According to the adapter, two kinds of remote operation can be conducted on the catheter system through the two sets of relatively independent transmission assemblies, the working environment of medical staff is improved, and the learning curve of a doctor is shortened.

Aspects include a surgical robot for use in a total hip arthroplasty (THA) procedure, and related methods. In some cases, the surgical robot includes: a robot arm for holding a surgical instrument; and a controller coupled with the robot arm, the controller programmed to: detect a position of the surgical instrument in at least one attraction volume corresponding with a planned trajectory of the surgical instrument for the THA procedure, the at least one attraction volume defined in part by a point and an axis extending from the point; and while the surgical instrument is in the at least one attraction volume during the THA procedure, provide assistance to movement of the surgical instrument in a direction toward the at least one attraction volume.

The application provides a navigation method and system, a readable storage medium and a robot system. The navigation method comprises the following steps: acquiring a field of view boundary of an optical navigation device and a current pose of a tool target installed at the end of a mechanical arm in a coordinate system of the optical navigation device; judging whether the tool target is in the field of view range of the optical navigation device according to the current pose of the tool target and the field of view boundary of the optical navigation device; if the tool target is not in the field of view range of the optical navigation device, acquiring a target pose of the optical navigation device; when the optical navigation device is in the target pose, the tool target is in the field of view range of the optical navigation device; and driving the optical navigation device to move to reach the target pose. The navigation method can make the optical navigation device automatically track the tool target in the surgical process, so that the tool target is always located in the field of view range of the optical navigation device.

A surgical computing system may receive usage data associated with movement of a surgical instrument and user inputs to the surgical instrument. The surgical computing system may receive motion and / or biomarker sensor data from sensing systems applied to the operator of the surgical instrument. The surgical computing system may determine, based on at least one of the usage data and / or the sensor data, a control feature for implementation by the surgical instrument. The surgical computing system may communicate the determined control feature(s) to the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument may modify its operation based on the control features.

A method of reclaiming portions of a surgical kit having a surgical instrument includes disassembling the surgical instrument and determining a disposal methodology of the surgical kit. Furthermore, reclaiming further includes verifying reuse capacity of a portion of the surgical instrument and determining a waste stream for the portion of the surgical instrument. The method also includes disassembling the portion of the surgical instrument from a remainder of the surgical instrument at a predetermined region of the surgical instrument to thereby reclaim the portion of the surgical instrument according to the waste stream.