472 results about "Minimal invasive surgery" patented technology

Wire fasteners having legs with lengths that can be one hundred times the width of the fastener are used to secure items, such as prosthesis valves to a patient during minimally invasive surgery. The fasteners are manipulated into position and then are immobilized by the legs thereof for tensioning, cutting and forming in situ. The fasteners are manipulated, tensioned and formed from the leg end of the fasteners. Tools for initially placing the fasteners and for immobilizing, tensioning, cutting and bending the fastener legs are disclosed. Once the fasteners are initially placed, the prosthesis is placed on the long legs of the placed fasteners and is guided into position on the legs. Once the prosthesis is in position, the legs of the fasteners are immobilized, tensioned, cut and bent into staple-like shapes to secure the prosthesis to the patient. A method for carrying out the procedure using the long fastener is also disclosed. Using the teaching of the present disclosure, a surgeon can customize a fastener to the particular surgery or even to the particular portion of surgery being performed during the surgery.

An ultrasound imaging probe for real time 3D ultrasound imaging from the tip of the probe that can be inserted into the body. The ultrasound beam is electronically scanned within a 2D azimuth plane with a linear array, and scanning in the elevation direction at right angle to the azimuth plane is obtained by mechanical movement of the array. The mechanical movement is either achieved by rotation of the array through a flexible wire, or through wobbling of the array, for example through hydraulic actuation. The probe can be made both flexible and stiff, where the flexible embodiment is particularly interesting for catheter imaging in the heart and vessels, and the stiff embodiment has applications in minimal invasive surgery and other procedures. The probe design allows for low cost manufacturing which allows factory sterilized probes to be disposed after use.

This invention generally relates to minimal invasive surgery. More specifically the current invention relates to an apparatus especially adapted to fold prosthetic patches and to insert said patches into a body cavity through a cannula or an incision.

The present Invention relates to a camera system suitable for use in minimally invasive surgery (MIS), among other applications. In at least one embodiment, the camera system includes an autonomous miniature camera, a light source assembly providing features such as steerable illumination and a variable radiation angle, and a control and processing unit for processing images acquired by the camera Io generate improved images having reduced blurring using a deblurring algorithm.

The invention provides an endoscopic minimally invasive surgery simulation training method which comprises the following steps of: (1) constructing and editing an endoscopic minimally invasive surgery medical model; (2) constructing a system foundation component library by using a fundamental algorithm; (3) constructing a core algorithm by using the system foundation component library to realize the core function of a 3D platform system; (4) constructing a medical model description language; (5) calling the medical model, constructing a medical scene, and simulating various actions of an endoscopic minimally invasive surgery; and (6) simulating various operations by using endoscopic minimally invasive surgery instruments in a driving virtual environment of an operating table, and outputting a feedback force through an operating rod of a data receiving and feedback signal processing driving operating platform to realize force feedback and virtual touch, so that the simulation training is more vivid. Meanwhile, the invention provides an endoscopic minimally invasive surgery simulation training system. By using the method and the system, force feedback and virtual touch effects can be provided, and high fidelity and a good simulation training effect can be achieved.

The present invention relates to a surgical robot system with at least two robot arms (45, 47, 49, 51), on each of which is arranged at least one endoscope for a minimally invasive surgery, wherein the first endoscope on the first robot arm (47) comprises a main support means (4b) and which comprises at the distal end at least one lighting unit (23, 24) and two image-taking devices (20a, 21a, 22a, 20b, 21b, 22b), and a trocar (1b), and wherein the second endoscope on to the second robot arm (45) comprises a main support means (4a), a trocar (1a), and an auxiliary support means (3).

Various systems, devices and methods associated with the placement of a dock or anchor (72) for a prosthetic mitral valve (120). The anchor (72) may take the form of a helical anchor having multiple coils (104, 108) and/or a stent-like structure. Various methods include different levels of minimal invasive procedures for delivering the prosthetic valve anchor (72) and prosthetic valve (120), as well as tissue anchors for plication or other purposes to the mitral valve position in the heart (14).

The present invention discloses a metamorphic tool hand for abdominal cavity minimal invasive surgery robot, which comprises the following components: a finger mechanism which is composed of a forefinger, a middle finger and a thumb; a palm mechanism; a metamorphic executing mechanism; a basal rod mechanism; a driving detecting mechanism and a special tool. The forefinger and the middle finger are hinged in the palm mechanism. The metamorphic executing mechanism is hinged between the palm mechanism and the basal rod mechanism. The palm mechanism and the thumb are respectively hinged with the basal rod mechanism. The basal rod mechanism is connected with the driving detecting mechanism through the soft wire provided in the metal flexible pipe. The basal rod mechanism is equipped in the robot body through screw bolts and move along with the robot body. The joint of the tool hand is driven by the soft wire in the metal flexible pipe. The middle finger and the thumb can be retreated into the basal rod. The forefinger is straight and is parallel with the basal rod. The whole body of the metamorphic tool hand can enter and come out from the scarfskin of the abdominal cavity. The metamorphic tool hand expands to the tool hand with different configuration after entering the abdominal cavity. The metamorphic tool hand not only can directly operate the organ and tissue of the abdominal cavity but also can grasp the tool for indirectly operation.

A medical forceps has a forceps shank and a forceps jaw which comprises at least one movable jaw part, wherein the jaw part has a curved linkage arm at its proximal end. The linkage arm is movably guided in a curved guide path of an insert which is inserted into at least one receiver at the distal end of the forceps shank.

Application device (1), for example, a metal needle or a plastic catheter that has in the end portion (2) of the free end a gradually increasing thickness to form substantially a chute guide (3) which ends at a side opening (4) made on the application device (1). This way, an interstitial antenna (10) is obtained formed by a co-axial tube having an external conductor (7), by a dielectric layer (9) and by a central conductor (8) embedded in the dielectric layer (9) that insulates it from the external conductor (7). The antenna (10) can be put in a target tissue, along an actuation direction forming an angle a with the introduction direction. This way, the antenna (10) achieves an actual surface isothermal, i.e. a mass of tissue actually coagulated within a curved surface (13), since the tip of the application device (1) is connected electrically with the external conductor (7) and increases its area of action.

A trocar obturator for minimal invasive surgery (see FIG. 34) comprising: an apex knife adapted to carrying out an initial incision in a body cavity wall and a knife protecting shield movable between retracted and extended-protecting positions during patient's tissue penetrating. There is a means for locking the shield in its protecting position after piercing a patient's skin. In version embodiment the lock means includes a control knob for shield unlocking, fully disposed in the penetrating head at distal obturator part. This lock means design allows its using along with the knife and shield as the constituents of detachable penetrating subassembly adapted for mounting on the obturator by a quickly acting connector. After piercing the patient's skin, the shield is transformed into a blunt penetrating tip forming a passageway in patient's soft tissue and in peritoneum by a safe manner.

An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a continuum dexterous manipulator (CDM) with a specially designed flexible tool, to be used as a handheld or robotic steerable device for treatment of hard-tissue-related diseases. The CDM of the present invention works well in treatment of soft and sticky material (similar to a lesion) as well as milling the hard tissues (e.g. sclerotic liner of osteolytic lesions) and bone tumors. The present invention is also directed to flexible drilling tools as well as characterization and evaluation of integrating these tools with the CDM in curved-drilling of hard bone towards treatment of hard tissue related diseases (e.g. osteonecrosis or pelvic fracture). The present invention can also include use of various types of drill geometries, aspiration and irrigation, and endoscope view in curved-drilling and trajectory planning.