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Power and communication mitigation arrangement for modular surgical energy system

A modular surgical system for use in a surgical procedure is disclosed. The modular surgical system includes a control module including a power supply and surgical modules including a first surgical module and a second surgical module. The first surgical module is arranged in a stack configuration with the control module and the second surgical module. The power supply is configured to output power to the first surgical module and the second surgical module. A power backplane is configured to deliver the power to the first surgical module and the second surgical module through the first surgical module. A control circuit is configured to adaptively adjust power allocations to the first surgical module and the second surgical module.
Owner:CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL

Needle Guidance Using Fiber Optic Shape Sensing

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.
Owner:BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS INC

Intelligent robotic comanipulation assistant for surgery

Co-manipulation robotic systems are described herein that may be used for assisting with laparoscopic surgical procedures. The co-manipulation robotic systems allow a surgeon to use commercially-available surgical instruments while providing benefits associated with surgical robotics. Further, the co-manipulation robotic system may operate in multiple modes to enhance usability and safety, while allowing the surgeon to position the instrument directly with the instrument handle and further maintain the desired position of the instrument or a desired force applied by the instrument using the robot arm. For example, the robot arm may be moved automatically to maintain a constant tension force on an anatomical structure via the instrument in a constant tension mode.
Owner:MOON SURGICAL SAS

Integrated ai-powered adaptive robotic surgery system

A robotic surgical system includes a robotic manipulator configured to perform surgical procedures under direct surgeon control. A surgical camera system captures real-time intraoperative video. An external imaging interface receives multimodal imaging data, including preoperative and intraoperative data from at least one of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and fluoroscopy. An artificial intelligence (AI module has a trained neural network and a deep learning model trained on multi-institutional annotated surgical datasets, The AI module is configured to execute one or more of: fuse acquired video and imaging data into temporally and spatially coherent anatomical visualizations; generate continuously updating overlays aligned with the surgical field, with segmented anatomical features; projected tissue boundaries, proximity indicators for instruments, and predictive deformation trends; provide dynamic predictive trend visualization indicating zones of future anatomical complexity or risk; register and align preoperative imaging data with intraoperative imaging data in real time; adapt overlay presentation in response to tissue deformation without actuating the robotic manipulate or; and passively augment visual feedback without initiating any autonomous actuation of surgical instruments.
Owner:BRUBAKER WILLIAM +1

Patient-specific osteotomy systems, methods, and instrumentation

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for remediating a condition present in a patient's foot. In some implementations, a resection guide includes a bone engagement feature configured to engage at least a portion of at least one foot bone to position the resection guide. The bone engagement feature may be least partially determined based on a model of the patient's foot, which is defined based on medical imaging of the patient's foot. The resection guide further includes a resection feature that extends through the resection guide from a superior side of the resection guide to an inferior side. The resection feature is configured to guide a cutting tool to form a first osteotomy in a first bone along a first trajectory. Additionally, the resection guide includes a first bone attachment feature configured to engage the first bone and a second bone attachment feature configured to engage a second bone.
Owner:TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS INC

Systems and methods for visualizing anatomy, locating medical devices, or placing medical devices

A medical device-placing system includes an ultrasound probe, a medical-device detector, a console, and an alternative-reality headset. The ultrasound probe is configured to emit ultrasound signals into a patient's limb and receive echoed ultrasound signals from the patient's limb. The medical-device detector is configured for placement about the patient's limb. The console is configured to transform the echoed ultrasound signals to produce ultrasound-image segments corresponding to anatomical structures of the patient's limb, as well as transform magnetic-sensor signals from the medical-device detector into location information for a magnetized medical device within the patient's limb. The alternative-reality headset includes a display screen through which a wearer of the alternative-reality headset can see the patient's limb. The display screen is configured to display over the patient's limb a virtual medical device per the location information for the medical device within objects of virtual anatomy corresponding to the ultrasound-image segments.
Owner:BARD ACCESS SYSTEMS INC

Systems and methods for an interactive tool for determining and visualizing a functional relationship between a vascular network and perfused tissue

Systems and methods are disclosed for creating an interactive tool for determining and displaying a functional relationship between a vascular network and an associated perfused tissue. One method includes receiving a patient-specific vascular model of a patient's anatomy, including at least one vessel of the patient; receiving a patient-specific tissue model, including a tissue region associated with the at least one vessel of the patient; receiving a selected area of the vascular model or a selected area of the tissue model; and generating a display of a region of the tissue model corresponding to the selected area of the vascular model or a display of a portion of the vascular model corresponding to the selected area of the tissue model, respectively.
Owner:HEARTFLOW INC

Co-manipulation surgical systems having optical sensors for generating graphical displays

Co-manipulation robotic systems are described herein that may be used for assisting with laparoscopic surgical procedures. The co-manipulation robotic systems allow a surgeon to use commercially-available surgical tools while providing benefits associated with surgical robotics. Advantageously, the surgical tools may be seamlessly coupled to the robot arms using a disposable coupler while the reusable portions of the robot arm remain in a sterile drape. Further, the co-manipulation robotic system may operate in multiple modes to enhance usability and safety, while allowing the surgeon to position the instrument directly with the instrument handle and further maintain the desired position of the instrument using the robot arm.
Owner:MOON SURGICAL SAS

Interventional surgery navigation method based on multi-modal image fusion

PendingCN120501510AImage enhancementImage analysisIntraoperative ultrasoundNavigation system
The invention relates to the field of cardiology department operations through vascular intervention, and discloses an interventional operation navigation system based on multi-modal image fusion, which comprises a preoperative three-dimensional reconstruction and planning module, which is mainly used for generating a three-dimensional model of a heart through preoperative image data, and planning the position and section of an intraoperative ICE ultrasonic probe based on the model, the intraoperative multi-modal fusion navigation module is mainly used for fusing a three-dimensional model generated before an operation with an intraoperative real-time image and providing accurate navigation support for a doctor; and the dynamic feedback optimization module is mainly used for updating a dynamic track in real time and performing safety protection. According to the invention, through the preoperative three-dimensional reconstruction and virtual path planning module, in combination with the improved 3D U-Net network and the high-precision segmentation algorithm, a three-dimensional model containing key anatomical markers is generated, 20 groups of ICE probe alternative paths are planned, seamless connection of preoperative three-dimensional anatomical information and intraoperative real-time images is realized, doctors can quickly call pre-planned paths, and the accuracy of the ICE probe anatomy is improved. Adjusting time during operation is shortened, and operation efficiency is improved.
Owner:NINGBO FIRST HOSPITAL

Uterine manipulator control with presentation of critical structures

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.
Owner:CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL

Co-manipulation surgical system having automated user override detection

Co-manipulation robotic systems are described herein that may be used for assisting with surgical procedures, including laparoscopic surgery. The co-manipulation robotic systems allow a surgeon to use commercially-available surgical tools while providing benefits associated with surgical robotics. Advantageously, the surgical tools may be seamlessly coupled to the robot arms using a disposable coupler while the reusable portions of the robot arm remain in a sterile drape. Further, the co-manipulation robotic system may operate in multiple modes to enhance usability and safety, while allowing the surgeon to position the instrument directly with the instrument handle and further maintain the desired position of the instrument using the robot arm.
Owner:MOON SURGICAL SAS

Video used to automatically populate a postoperative report

ActiveUS12334200B2Image enhancementImage analysisOperative reportMedical emergency
Systems and methods for automatically populating a post-operative report of a surgical procedure are disclosed. A system may include at least one processor configured to implement a method including receiving an identifier of a patient, an identifier of a healthcare provider, and surgical footage of a surgical procedure performed on the patient. The method may include analyzing frames of the surgical footage to identify phases of the surgical procedure based on interactions between medical instruments and biological structures and, based on the interactions, associate a name with each phase. The method may include determining a beginning of each phase and associating a time marker with the beginning of each phase. The method may include populating a post-operative report with the patient identifier, the names of the phases, and time markers associated with the phases in a manner that enables the health care provider to alter the post-operative report.
Owner:THEATOR INC

Augmented reality surgical technique guidance

A system and method for using augmented reality device for use during a surgical procedure are described. A system may include an augmented reality device to present a virtual indication, such as a virtual indication of a surgical instrument, a force vector, a direction, or the like. The augmented reality device may present a virtual aspect of a procedure, such as a virtual animation of a step of a procedure. The augmented reality device may present a virtual object, indication, aspect, etc., within a surgical field while permitting the surgical field or aspects of the surgical field to be viewed through the augmented reality display (e.g., presenting virtual objects mixed with real objects).
Owner:ZIMMER INC

Systems and methods for assisting and augmenting surgical procedures

Systems and methods for providing assistance to a surgeon during an implant surgery are disclosed. A method includes defining areas of interest in diagnostic data of a patient and defining a screw bone type based on the surgeon's input. Post defining the areas of interest, salient points are determined for the areas of interest. Successively, an XZ angle, an XY angle, and a position entry point for a screw are determined based on the salient points of the areas of interest. Successively, a maximum screw diameter and a length of the screw are determined based on the salient points. Thereafter, the screw is identified and suggested to the surgeon for usage during the implant surgery.
Owner:CARLSMED INC

Orthopedic surgical planning based on soft tissue and bone density modeling

A surgical planning system for use in surgical procedures to repair an anatomy of interest includes a preplanning system to generate a virtual surgical plan and a mixed reality system that includes a visualization device wearable by a user to view the virtual surgical plan projected in a real environment. The virtual surgical plan includes a 3D virtual model of the anatomy of interest. When wearing the visualization device, the user can align the 3D virtual model with the real anatomy of interest, thereby achieving a registration between details of the virtual surgical plan and the real anatomy of interest. The registration enables a surgeon to implement the virtual surgical plan on the real anatomy of interest without the use of tracking markers.
Owner:HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP

Intravenous infusion puncture blood vessel imaging glasses equipment and application method thereof

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and discloses intravenous infusion puncture angiography glasses equipment and an application method thereof. The equipment comprises an infrared imaging module, an image processing module, a data communication module, a correction early warning module and a display module. The infrared imaging module collects original blood vessel image data, the image processing module generates blood vessel positioning information, the data communication module interacts with a background server, the correction early warning module generates an early warning prompt according to a server instruction, and the display module displays related information in an overlapping mode. By accurately positioning the blood vessel and providing puncture guidance, the equipment improves the success rate of venous transfusion puncture, reduces the pain of a patient, improves the medical working efficiency, reduces the medical cost, guarantees the medical safety, and is suitable for various venous transfusion puncture scenes, especially patients with poor blood vessel conditions.
Owner:ZHEJIANG UNIV

Synthetic representation of a surgical robot

A system comprises a first robotic arm adapted to support and move a tool and a second robotic arm adapted to support and move a camera configured to capture an image of a camera field of view. The system further comprises an input device, a display, and a processor. The processor is configured to display a first synthetic image including a first synthetic image of the tool. The first synthetic image of the tool includes a portion of the tool outside of the camera field of view. The processor is also configured to receive a user input at the input device and responsive to the user input, change the display of the first synthetic image to a display of a second synthetic image including a second synthetic image of the tool that is different from the first synthetic image of the tool.
Owner:INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS INC

Ai-based endoscopic tissue acquisition planning

Systems, devices, and methods for planning an endoscopic tissue acquisition procedure for acquiring tissue from an anatomical target are disclosed. An endoscopic system comprises a steerable elongate instrument and a processor. The steerable elongate instrument can be positioned and navigated in a patient anatomy and acquire tissue from an anatomical target via a biopsy tool associated with the steerable elongate instrument. The processor can receive an image of the anatomical target, apply the received image to a trained machine-learning (ML) model to determine a tissue acquisition plan that includes a recommended biopsy tool and operational parameters for navigating the steerable elongate instrument or maneuvering the recommended biopsy tool. The tissue acquisition plan can be presented to a user, or used to facilitate a robot-assisted tissue acquisition procedure.
Owner:OLYMPUS CORPORATION(JP)

Systems and methods for an interactive tool for determining and visualizing a functional relationship between a vascular network and perfused tissue

Systems and methods are disclosed for creating an interactive tool for determining and displaying a functional relationship between a vascular network and an associated perfused tissue. One method includes receiving a patient-specific vascular model of a patient's anatomy, including at least one vessel of the patient; receiving a patient-specific tissue model, including a tissue region associated with the at least one vessel of the patient; receiving a selected area of the vascular model or a selected area of the tissue model; and generating a display of a region of the tissue model corresponding to the selected area of the vascular model or a display of a portion of the vascular model corresponding to the selected area of the tissue model, respectively.
Owner:HEARTFLOW INC

Method of hub communication with surgical instrument systems

A method for downloading data from a surgical hub to a surgical instrument is disclosed. The method comprises assembling a first shaft assembly to a handle and downloading a first set of operational data from the surgical hub to the handle once the first shaft assembly is attached to the handle. The method further comprises assembling a second shaft assembly to the handle and downloading a second set of operational data from the surgical hub to the handle once the second shaft assembly is attached to the handle, wherein the second set of operational data is different than the first set of operational data.
Owner:CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL

Surgical system having a surgical instrument controlled based on comparison of sensor and database data

A surgical system comprising a surgical instrument and a surgical hub is disclosed. The surgical instrument is configured to perform a surgical procedure and comprises a housing, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a sensor configured to sense a parameter associated with a function of the surgical instrument. The surgical hub comprises a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive data from the sensor, wherein the data comprises the parameter associated with the function of the surgical instrument; infer a step of the surgical procedure being performed by the surgical instrument, based on the data from the sensor; receive data from a database, wherein the data from the database is associated with the step of the surgical procedure; compare a value of the parameter to the data received from the database; and control the surgical instrument based on the comparison.
Owner:CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL

Surgical simulation system with coordinated imagining

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.
Owner:CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL

System and method for estimating tissue heating of a target ablation zone for electrical-energy based therapies

Systems and methods are provided for modeling and for providing a graphical representation of tissue heating and electric field distributions for medical treatment devices that apply electrical treatment energy through one or a plurality of electrodes. In embodiments, methods comprise: providing one or more parameters of a treatment protocol for delivering one or more electrical pulses to tissue through a plurality of electrodes; modeling electric and heat distribution in the tissue based on the parameters; and displaying a graphical representation of the modeled electric and heat distribution. In another embodiment, a treatment planning module is adapted to generate an estimated target ablation zone based on a combination of one or more parameters for an irreversible electroporation protocol and one or more tissue-specific conductivity parameters.
Owner:VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES INC

System and method for monitoring offset during navigation-assisted surgery

Surgical systems and methods for tracking physical objects near a target site during a surgical procedure are provided, the surgical system employs a navigation system and a surgical instrument; an instrument tracker is provided on the surgical instrument and a patient tracker is provided on the patient's target tissue; the system and method is configured to detect an error condition compromising accuracy of the navigation guidance and to track and monitor a tool-to-bone offset.
Owner:STRYKER CORP

Surgical tray efficiency system and related methods

The subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for receiving user input that selects an arrangement of surgical instrument trays for use during a surgical procedure. A display device presents a graphical representation of the selected arrangement of surgical instrument trays. A computing system receives image data depicting multiple actual surgical instrument trays; and analyzes the image data to determine an extent to which the multiple actual surgical instrument trays and actual surgical instruments located on the trays match the selected arrangement of surgical instrument trays. The display device presents a graphical indication of the extent to which the multiple actual surgical instrument trays match the selected arrangement of surgical instrument trays.
Owner:FLEX OPERATING ROOM INC

Surgical robotic system for end effector scaling control

A surgical robotic system includes an instrument and a surgeon console for setting a maximum opening aperture for an end effector of an instrument. The end effector has a first jaw and a second jaw, at least one of which is moveable relative to the other between closed and open configurations. The maximum opening aperture is a variable which limits the open configuration of the first and second jaws. The open and closed configurations of the first and second jaws are controlled by the input controller, which may include a handle controller or a foot pedal. The maximum opening aperture of the first and second jaws may be set on a display screen for receiving user input. The user input may be entered via interaction with a user interface element, such as a user-adjustable graphical representation of the instrument, a dropdown menu, an alphanumeric input box, a slider, etc.
Owner:COVIDIEN LP

Dynamic visualization of expected ablation zone

A system is disclosed including an ablation probe that includes an antenna, a display, and a controller in communication with the ablation probe and the display. The controller comprises a memory and is operable to receive first and second inputs indicative of an amount of time and a power level, respectively, to energize the ablation probe, retrieve, from the memory, a predicted ablation zone corresponding to the first and second inputs, display, on the display, an image representative of the ablation probe, and overlay, on the image, the predicted ablation zone, energize the ablation probe at the power level, and dynamically overlay, on the image, a progressive ablation zone based on the ablation probe being energized, wherein a size of the progressive ablation zone is retrieved from the memory based on the amount of time the ablation probe has been energized at the power level.
Owner:NEUWAVE MEDICAL INC

Surgical robot systems comprising robotic telemanipulators and integrated laparoscopy

Surgical robot systems for remote manipulation having robotic telemanipulators are provided. The surgical robot systems are well adapted for use by the surgeon, seamlessly integratable into the operation room, allow for a surgeon to work between the robot and the patient throughout a surgery in a sterile manner, are relatively low cost, and / or permit integrated laparoscopy. The system preferably includes a master console having a plurality of master links interconnected by a plurality of master joints, and a handle coupled to the master console for operating the telemanipulator. The system further includes a slave console operatively coupled to the master console and having a plurality of slave links interconnected by a plurality of slave joints that move responsive to movement at the master console to permit an end-effector to perform surgery.
Owner:DISTALMOTION

Multi-atlas alignment and sizing of orthopedic implants

An example method includes obtaining, by one or more processors, a target atlas of a particular patient on which an arthroplasty procedure is to be performed; selecting, by the one or more processors and based on a comparison of values of the target atlas and a plurality of reference atlases of other patients on which the arthroplasty procedure has been performed, at least one reference atlas of the plurality of reference atlases of the other patients; and determining, by the one or more processors and based on the selected at least one reference atlas, one or both of an implant size and an implant alignment for the particular patient.
Owner:HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP