190 results about "Endoscopic Procedure" patented technology

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical equipment. The endoscopic surgery operation quality real-time quantitative evaluation system comprises an endoscopic camera probe used for collecting endoscopic images and an endoscopic handle used for operation. The displacement sensor is integrated on the endoscope camera probe and is used for detecting the endoscope entering speed; the pressure sensor is integrated on the gas injection pipeline and is used for detecting the intracavity pressure; the force sensor is integrated on the endoscope handle and is used for detecting the tissue traction deformation; the optical coherence layer scanning probe is integrated on the endoscope camera probe and used for detecting the thickness of the submucous membrane, and the processing terminal is used for conducting real-time quantitative evaluation on the endoscopic surgery operation quality according to the endoscope entering speed, the intracavity pressure, the thickness of the submucous membrane, the tissue traction deformation image, the included angle between an instrument and a focus normal and the complication response time. According to the invention, full-process datamation real-time accurate evaluation of operation skills and operation safety of operators is realized.

The invention discloses an operation index determination method and device for an endoscopic surgery, equipment and a storage medium, and can be applied to the technical field of surgical operation data processing. The method comprises the following steps: firstly, acquiring a surgical operation data set of a target operation object for an endoscopic surgery; the surgical operation data set comprises a plurality of pieces of surgical operation data sorted according to a time sequence. Each piece of surgical operation data comprises five-dimensional data, namely endoscope action data, endoscope type data, instrument action data, instrument type data and surgical object data. And constructing a hidden Markov model by using the surgical operation data set. In the hidden Markov model, the surgical operation described by the surgical operation data is the observed quantity, and the surgical state is the state quantity, and based on the hidden Markov model, the statistical principle is utilized to carry out quantitative evaluation on the surgical operation indexes, so that the accurate evaluation of the surgical operation when a doctor carries out the endoscopic surgery is realized, and the reference effectiveness of the operation indexes is improved.

A training system for an endoscopic procedure, the training system including an endoscope having an image sensor configured to generate images; an image processing device including a housing and a processing circuit in the housing, the processing circuit including a processor and memory, the memory having graphical user interface (GUI) logic and a trained single-pass neural network model, the processor being configured to process the neural network model and the GUI logic to present a GUI; and a physical model including cavities corresponding to interconnected human cavities. The GUI is configured to receive a user input corresponding to a training mode or an exam mode. In the training mode the GUI is configured to present navigation feedback, and in the exam mode the GUI is configured to not present navigation feedback.

Systems, devices, and methods for integrating images from various sources and using the same to guide endoscopic procedures are disclosed. An endoscopic system comprises an endoscope to be positioned and navigated in a patient anatomy, and a processor configured to reconstruct a three-dimensional (3D) image of an anatomical target based on at least two images of the anatomical target. The at least two images can be calibrated and registered using respective landmarks. One or more secondary images can be integrated with the reconstructed 3D image. The reconstructed image or the integrated image, along with the endoscope navigation plan, can be displayed to a user. Based on the reconstructed or the integrated image, the processor can generate an endoscope navigation plan for use in an image-guided endoscopic procedure.

The present invention is an apparatus, device or tool for performing endoscopic (that is, minimally invasive) surgery. An exemplary embodiment of the invention includes a video endoscope whilst in another embodiment of the invention includes an endoscopic surgical tool which, when equipped with one of a suite of endoscopic surgical instruments, can be used by a surgeon to perform surgical procedures inside a body. Another embodiment of the present invention includes a suite of endoscopic surgical instruments designed to work co-operatively with the endoscopic surgical tool. In another embodiment of the present invention, a video-assisted endoscopic surgical tool system is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes the video-assisted endoscopic surgical tool and a suite of at least one endoscopic surgical instrument.

The invention provides an endoscopic surgery video multi-target segmentation method based on a basic segmentation large model and mixed expert fine tuning. The method comprises the following steps: preprocessing a data set, establishing an SAM2 baseline segmentation network, constructing a hierarchical hybrid expert module, constructing a stage gating network, establishing an endoscopic surgery video segmentation network, training the endoscopic surgery video segmentation network, and automatically segmenting an endoscopic surgery video by the segmentation network. According to the invention, accurate segmentation of different operation scenes can be realized. The hierarchical hybrid expert module and the stage gating network are introduced, and the problems of scene difference and multi-organization segmentation commonly existing in endoscopic surgery video segmentation tasks can be well solved.

This invention generally relates to a method for performing an endoscopic procedure. According to some aspects of the invention, the method comprises placing an endoscope shaft within a body cavity at a desired examination point, the endoscope shaft having a proximal end, mid shaft and a distal end, the distal end terminating in an endoscope tip, wherein the endoscope tip is proximal to the desired examination point, positioning a segment of a longitudinally opened overtube over the endoscope mid shaft, wherein the overtube including a longitudinal reclosable seam along an entire length of the overtube, an inner surface, an outer surface, a proximal end and a distal end, a positioning ring adjacent the distal end on the outer surface, at least one sealing band on the inner surface, and an independently positionable occlusion catheter terminating in an asymmetrical occlusion balloon; at least one handle at the proximal end and on the outer surface for grasping and manipulation of the overtube within the body cavity. The method further comprises closing the seam of the segment of the overtube positioned over the endoscope mid shaft to form a longitudinally closed overtube and move the closed overtube over the endoscope shaft as guide within the body cavity and repeat the closing and moving till the overtube reaches the desired examination point, inflating the positioning ring to create a seal between the outer surface of the overtube and a body cavity proximal to the endoscope tip, wherein when inflated the positioning ring expanded asymmetrically around the overtube, inflating the at least one sealing band to create a seal between the internal surface of the overtube and endoscope shaft, passing the independently positionable occlusion catheter terminating in the asymmetrical occlusion balloon through a passageway along the overtube to enter the body cavity at the end of the overtube, manipulating the independently positionable occlusion catheter to a selected point within the body cavity distal to the endoscope tip, inflating the occlusion catheter balloon to create seal between the occlusion catheter balloon and the body cavity, and creating a sealed examination compartment between the positioning ring, the asymmetrical occlusion balloon and the sealing band surrounding the distal end of the endoscope shaft.

The invention belongs to the technical field of endoscopic surgical instruments, and provides a foreign matter taking device under an endoscope. The device comprises a shearing mechanism and a clamping mechanism, the shearing mechanism is parallel to the clamping mechanism, a pulling-out mechanism is arranged between the shearing mechanism and the clamping mechanism, the two ends of the pulling-out mechanism are connected with the shearing mechanism and the clamping mechanism respectively, the pulling-out mechanism comprises a first elastic body and a limiting column, and the limiting column is a column body with a protruding part on the side face; one end of the limiting column is fixed to the shearing mechanism, the other end of the limiting column makes contact with the limiting hole, the pulling-out mechanism further comprises a connecting column provided with threads, the connecting column is provided with a limiting block, and the clamping mechanism is provided with a first limiting hole matched with the section of the limiting column and a second limiting hole matched with the limiting block of the connecting column. Foreign matters penetrating the septum and the like can be pulled out perpendicular to the shearing plane, and secondary injury to a patient caused by force towards the mouth side is avoided; and the clamping part is subjected to special structural design, so that different types of foreign matters can be clamped.

A two-stage method for guiding an endoscope and second device toward a target destination near the ROI includes navigation and localization. The endoscope is navigated near the vicinity of the ROI according to a pre-procedure plan. When the ROI location is reached, the second device's tip is pushed far enough through the endoscope so that its tip is outside the endoscope and in the endoscope's video view. Then a two-phase registration mechanism is used: i. Phase 1: Align the endoscope by registering the endoscope's video to a virtual bronchoscope's simulated video stream; ii. Phase 2: Align the second device by registering the second device's shape in the endoscope's video to a virtual second device model.

This invention relates to a novel P-approach endoscopic lumbar fusion surgery method, belonging to the field of lumbar fusion surgery technology. This method addresses the high risk of nerve injury and insufficient operational precision in existing endoscopic fusion techniques by proposing an improved solution. It utilizes Kirschner wires for positioning at the inferior articular process to establish a precise entry point avoiding the nerve root pathway; a visually guided circular saw is used throughout the endoscopic procedure to construct a safe triangular working channel directly reaching the spinal canal; under full endoscopic monitoring, a unilateral approach is used for bilateral spinal canal decompression, thoroughly removing diseased tissue and scraping the endplates until punctate bleeding occurs; a bone graft cannula with a curved tip is used to precisely implant the fusion device into the anterior region of the intervertebral space, restoring intervertebral height through a self-locking structure; finally, a universal pedicle screw is percutaneously implanted for fixation. This method reduces the risk of nerve injury, improves surgical safety and efficiency, and is suitable for patients with lumbar spondylolisthesis complicated by spinal stenosis.

The present invention relates to a polyp trap, configurable for connection to an endoscope and a vacuum system during endoscopic procedures, comprising: a hollow main body (312) having an inlet (316) and an outlet (318), said main body, inlet, and outlet being in fluidic communication; and a tube (322) having a first end (322A) adapted to be removably connected to said inlet and a second end (322B) adapted to be removably connected to the endoscope, and a first support (320) positioned peripherally with respect to said main body for receiving said second end of said tube (322), such that said tube can be selectively connected to said first support when said polyp trap is in its packaging condition or connected to the endoscope when said polyp trap is used during endoscopic procedures. Figure for the abstract: Fig. 4A

Methods and devices are provided for determining anatomical distance and / or position measurements during an endoscopic procedure. Markings are placed either physically or superimposed on a distal end of an elongate tool, such that the markings are viewable in an imaging field of view of the endoscope. Anatomic distances may be determined by measurements performed with the tool. The size and / or position of anatomical structures or unknown objects may also be determined using the marked tool.

The utility model relates to the field of medical instruments, and discloses a working cannula for cervical endoscopic surgery, which comprises a cannula main body provided with a through hole, a first opening of the cannula main body is obliquely arranged, one side, close to a second opening of the cannula main body, of the first opening is defined as a first side, and one side, far away from the second opening, of the first opening is defined as a second side; the sleeve main body is provided with a limiting thread above the first opening, and the limiting thread is matched with the limiting ring to adjust and control the working depth of the sleeve main body; the limiting threads are arranged and matched with the limiting ring, so that the movement of the cannula body can be well limited, the depth of the cannula placed in the intervertebral space is controlled and stabilized during operation, the situation that the cannula body is too deep to penetrate the rear wall of the intervertebral disc and damage the spinal cord is avoided, the operation risk is reduced, and related complications of spinal cord injury are reduced.

A method for planning and guiding an endoscopic procedure is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a first scan of a chest cavity at near total lung capacity, obtaining a second scan of the chest cavity at near functional residual capacity, generating a virtual chest cavity based at least in part on the first scan and the second scan, defining one or more regions of interest (ROI) in the virtual chest cavity, and determining a route to the one or more ROIs based on the virtual chest cavity. The method includes directing endoscope hardware through an airway to the one or more ROIs along the predetermined route, monitoring, by a processor, a real-time position of the endoscope hardware relative to an expected position along the predetermined route, and performing an examination of the one or more ROIs when the real-time position of the endoscope hardware corresponds to an expected ROI location.

This system provides a method for controlling target irradiation to identify targets during endoscopic procedures. [Solution] The endoscope system comprises a light source that generates illumination light, a diagnostic energy source configured to generate a diagnostic beam, an imaging sensor, an endoscope, and a controller circuit, wherein the controller circuit is configured to receive from the imaging sensor an image of a target illuminated by the light source operating in a first illumination mode, determine the brightness or intensity of the received image of the target, send a trigger to the diagnostic energy source to emit the diagnostic beam through the optical fiber to the target when the determined brightness or intensity of the received image satisfies certain conditions, receive reflected light from the target generated by the diagnostic beam, and identify the composition of the target, at least in part, based on the analysis of the reflected light.

The utility model discloses a kind of endoscope surgery pasting film, it is related to medical supplies technical field, including first film, second film, water baffle and liquid collecting and guiding bag.The bottom surface of first film is used to paste on skin.Second film is located on the top surface of first film, and the accommodating cavity that is formed with upward protrusion between second film and first film.Water baffle is located in accommodating cavity, and the region formed by surrounding water baffle is used to accommodate liquid.Liquid collecting and guiding bag is connected with one side of second film, and the bag opening of liquid collecting and guiding bag is towards the opening of water baffle, so that the liquid in the region formed by surrounding water baffle can flow into liquid collecting and guiding bag.In the process of operation by doctor, water baffle can be resisted by second film with physiological saline and patient's blood and other liquids, that is, water baffle plays a blocking role to liquid, so that liquid in the process of operation all stays in the region formed by surrounding water baffle, avoid the pollution of the surrounding environment of operation area.

The present invention relates to a method for guiding an endoscopic surgery, a corresponding computer-readable storage medium, a control apparatus, a computer program product, and an electronic device for navigation of an endoscopic surgery, a navigation system, and a robotic system. The method comprises: a step of endoscopic image acquisition; a step of enhancement information acquisition: acquiring at least two of the following three types of enhancement information: a) a spliced image obtained by splicing a plurality of images of an endoscope; b) a three-dimensional image of a physiological structure of a patient; and c) a marker on the three-dimensional image or a two-dimensional image of the physiological structure of the patient; a step of endoscopic enhanced image fusion: fusing an acquired current image of the endoscope with at least two types of enhancement information; and a step of displaying a view including at least a portion of an endoscopic enhanced image. According to the present invention, the current image of the endoscope is fused with at least two of the three types of enhancement information, such that the endoscopic image is enhanced in multiple dimensions, thereby achieving omnibearing multi-dimensional guidance for an operator.

Systems and methods for objective evaluation of a stool sample to determine whether a patient's lower gastrointestinal tract is sufficiently clean to undergo a successful gastrointestinal visualization procedure with favorable visualization. A method includes collecting a stool sample from a patient and assessing the stool sample to determine whether an intestine of the patient is sufficiently clean for the patient to undergo a successful lower gastrointestinal tract visualization procedure.

The invention relates to the technical field of surgical navigation, in particular to a children urinary system endoscopic surgery visual auxiliary operation system which comprises a respiratory displacement field generation module, a tissue stiffness inversion module, a visual scale correction module, a tangential gradient calculation module and an anisotropic registration correction module. According to the method, a respiration displacement field is analyzed to invert tissue hardness parameters, a preoperative physical model with biomechanical characteristics is constructed, non-rigid deformation behaviors of kidneys and ureters of children in a stress state are simulated, the physical depth of pixels is calculated in combination with endoscopic image characteristics, sparse feature point cloud is converted into real-scale spatial data, and the spatial depth of the kidneys and ureters of the children is calculated. And according to the tangential gradient change of the path, constructing an anisotropic weight matrix to dynamically adjust the registration constraint intensity, and driving the virtual model to follow the movement track of the endoscope to carry out adaptive deformation correction, so that real-time three-dimensional visual guidance for soft tissue respiratory movement and contact deformation is realized.

A method for planning and guiding an endoscopic procedure includes obtaining a first scan of a chest cavity at near total lung capacity, obtaining a second scan of the chest cavity at near functional residual capacity, generating a virtual chest cavity based at least in part on the first scan and the second scan, defining one or more regions of interest (ROI) in the virtual chest cavity, determining a route to the one or more ROIs based on the virtual chest cavity, directing endoscope hardware through an airway to the one or more ROIs along the predetermined route, monitoring, by a processor, a real-time position of the endoscope hardware relative to an expected position along the predetermined route, and performing an examination of the one or more ROIs when the real-time position of the endoscope hardware corresponds to an expected ROI location.

The utility model provides a spine endoscopic surgery flushing water recovery device, which belongs to the spine endoscopic surgery technical field, and comprises a protection box, a recovery separation assembly and a disinfection assembly, the disinfection assembly comprises a torque motor arranged on one side of the protection box, the output shaft end of the torque motor penetrates through the protection box and one side of the inner wall of a water storage tank, and a rotating rod is arranged on one side of the inner wall of the water storage tank; the disinfection device has the beneficial effects that through the arrangement of the torque motor, a user can conveniently open the first electric valve through the control switch, so that the first electric valve is opened, and then disinfectant in a medicine bottle is poured into the water storage tank through the first electric valve; at the moment, a user turns on a torque motor through a control switch, the torque motor drives a rotating rod to rotate and then drives stirring blades to rotate, the stirring blades mix the recycled liquid with disinfectant, the recycled liquid is disinfected, breeding of a large number of bacteria is avoided, bacteria in the recycled liquid are reduced, and therefore the purpose of conducting preliminary disinfection on the recycled liquid is achieved.

An air-water valve assembly is provided for regulating the flow of both water and air through an endoscope. The valve assembly includes a tripartite stem having a plurality of seals disposed thereon and a hub configured to releasably couple the valve assembly to an endoscope for an endoscopic procedure. The stem includes a lower stem member, an upper stem member, and a cap that may be coupled together in a variety of configurations. Each of the lower stem member, upper stem member, and the cap may include a channel or bore extending therethrough to permit fluid communication between a distal opening of the lower member and an aperture of the cap once the stem is assembled.

A method for treating or diagnosing cancer with and endosurgical device comprising at least two lengthwise extending channels (2, 3, 4, 5; 2′, 3′, 4′, 5′), two opposite jaws (9, 10; 9′, 10′; 9″, 10″) with use of diathermy and flushing a tissue specimen to a proximal end of the endosurgical device. The method allows the surgeon to take several tissue specimens from an organ and to perform several functionalities when the device is inside the organ. The endosurgical device for use in the method is also disclosed.

1. Name of the product in this design: Rotatable laparoscopic soft instrument sheath for surgical platform. 2. Application of this design: Suitable for use as a passage for endoscopes and instruments in laparoscopic and other endoscopic surgeries. 3. The key design feature of this product is its shape. 4. The image or photograph that best illustrates the design's key points: a 3D model.

The invention discloses a rigid spine endoscopic surgery robot module capable of rapidly switching instruments and a switching method.The rigid spine endoscopic surgery robot module comprises a base, a rigid instrument assembly, an overall rotating mechanism and an instrument feeding mechanism are arranged on the base, the rigid instrument assembly comprises an instrument base, and a guide rail sliding block assembly is fixed to the outer portion of the instrument base; the sliding block is connected with a rigid surgical instrument through an instrument connecting piece; the instrument feeding mechanism comprises a lead screw feeding device; an elastic connecting mechanism is installed on a nut of the lead screw and comprises a nut fixing piece, a spring, a floating connecting piece and a stand column. The nut fixing piece is fixedly connected with the nut and connected with the floating connecting piece through the stand column and can move up and down relatively, and the axis of the spring is parallel to the stand column. A groove is formed in the top surface of the floating connecting piece; when the groove is in matched contact with the instrument connecting piece, the instrument connecting piece is driven to move forwards; the overall rotating mechanism is arranged at one end of the instrument base and drives the instrument base.

The utility model discloses a painless endoscopic diagnosis and treatment bite block with jet ventilation and gas sampling functions, and relates to the technical field of medical auxiliary equipment. The painless endoscope diagnosis and treatment instrument solves the problem that the existing painless endoscope diagnosis and treatment instrument does not have auxiliary ventilation and end-expiratory carbon dioxide monitoring functions during endoscope operation. A tongue pressing pad is arranged below a mouth pad, the head end of the tongue pressing pad is fixedly connected with the inner side face of a fixing pad, and a jet ventilation hole channel and two anti-blocking gas sampling hole channels which are arranged in parallel and penetrate through the head end face and the tail end face of the tongue pressing pad are formed in the tongue pressing pad in the longitudinal direction. The two anti-blocking gas sampling hole channels are located on the left side and the right side of the jet ventilation hole channel, and a jet guide pipe connector and two anti-blocking gas sampling connectors which are in one-to-one correspondence with the jet ventilation hole channel and the two anti-blocking gas sampling hole channels and are communicated with the jet ventilation hole channel and the two anti-blocking gas sampling hole channels are formed in the fixing pad. The utility model is used for implementing assisted respiration and end-expiratory carbon dioxide monitoring technology for a patient under the condition of non-airtight airway management.

A biopsy cap can be operably connected to a port of a medical device. The biopsy cap seals a working channel configured to allow devices of different diameters to pass through. During endoscopic procedures, the tips of many devices, such as guidewires and catheters, can be moistened before use to avoid excessive drag when inserting the device through the working channel of the endoscope. The cap system comprises a cap for the port of a first medical device and a wetting device connected to a portion of the cap and configured to moisten a second medical device passing through the cap system.

The invention relates to a shaft instrument (10) for laparoscopic and / or endoscopic procedures, comprising a proximal shaft section (28) having a proximal shaft section longitudinal axis, and a distal shaft section (30) having a distal shaft section longitudinal axis and having an applicator (20) at its distal end, wherein the two shaft sections are connected to each other in the region of a connecting joint (32) and are rotatable relative to each other, wherein at least one of the end faces of the two shaft sections facing the connecting joint is oriented at an angle deviating from 90° relative to the respective shaft section longitudinal axis, and wherein an angle between the two shaft section longitudinal axes is variable, and wherein the shaft instrument comprises at least one transmission device.which is displaceable along or parallel to an actuating axis by one actuating stroke and is coupled at a distal end to the applicator of the shaft instrument, wherein the transmission device transmits axial forces along the actuating axis and torques around the actuating axis, wherein the applicator is rotatable around the distal longitudinal axis of the shaft section and the transmission device is rotationally fixed to the applicator.

A methodology is for deriving a guidance route to any selected site including an unplanned ROI site observed in a radiologic imaging view or endoscopic video view on an assisted- endoscopy system during a live surgical endoscopic procedure based on a preloaded initial procedure plan. The initial procedure plan can be updated by identifying a new site s at the unplanned ROI on one of graphical visualization tools of an image-guided endoscope system as a new examination destination and automatically computing the new navigation airway route that leads to the new examination destination.

An image processing device including a housing and a processing circuit in the housing, the processing circuit including a processor and memory, the memory including a neural network model and proximity suppression logic, the neural network model comprising a single-pass neural network model trained with training images corresponding to an endoscopic procedure and defining anatomic references observable in the training images, wherein the neural network model is configured to process images, to detect the anatomic references in the images, and to output a set of anatomic references including identifiers and confidence values representing the likelihoods that the anatomic reference identifiers are correct, and wherein the proximity suppression logic is configured to change the confidence values of the anatomic references in the set of anatomic references based on a prior position of the endoscope to identify an anatomic reference indicative of the current position of the endoscope.