448 results about "Robotic assisted" patented technology

An endolumenal robotic system provides the surgeon with the ability to drive a robotically-driven endoscopic device to a desired anatomical position in a patient without the need for awkward motions and positions, while also enjoying improved image quality from a digital camera mounted on the endoscopic device.

Systems and methods for performing robotically-assisted surgical procedures on a patient enable an image display device to provide an operator with auxiliary information related to the surgical procedure, in addition to providing an image of the surgical site itself. The systems and methods allow an operator to selectively access and reference auxiliary information on the image display device during the performance of a surgical procedure.

Provided herein are robotic systems, for example, MRI guided robots, for image-guided robot-assisted surgical procedures and methods for using the same to perform such surgical procedures on a patient. The robotic systems comprise a robotic manipulator device or global positioner, means for actuating the robotic manipulator or global positioner that is mechanically linked thereto and a computer having a memory, a processor and at least one network connection in electronic communication with the robotic system. The actuating means comprises at least one transmission line having a flexible component comprising a displaceable medium, a rigid component comprising rigid pistons or a combination through which actuation is transmitted to the robotic manipulator or global positioner. The computer tangibly stores in memory software modules comprising processor-executable instructions to provide interfaces between the robotic system, an imaging system and an operator and to control operation thereof.

A robotic system for overlapping radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in tumor treatment is disclosed. The robot assisted navigation system is formed of a robotic manipulator and a control system designed to execute preoperatively planned needle trajectories. Preoperative imaging and planning is followed by interoperative robot execution of the ablation treatment plan. The navigation system combines mechanical linkage sensory units with an optical registration system. There is no requirement for bulky hardware installation or computationally demanding software modules. Final position of the first needle placement is confirmed for validity with the plan and then is used as a reference for the subsequent needle insertions and ablations.

Medical devices robotically manipulated by a medical robotic system for performing a medical procedure on a patient are bundled together as a bundled unit and inserted into the patient through a single entry port. Bracing of the bundled unit at the surgical site so as to be constrained in one or more degrees of freedom of movement may be performed using an anchor secured to an anatomic structure at the surgical site and physically coupled to the bundled unit, or using a tool extending out of a distal end of the bundled unit that extends out to an anatomic structure at the surgical site.

A single port entry surgical instrument has an elongated structure with lumens through which surgical tools and an image capturing device may be inserted and controllably extended out of its distal end for performing a medical procedure, a tubular-shaped balloon disposed around the elongated structure, and an expandable retractor disposed around the balloon so that when the balloon is inflated, the retractor expands and locks in an expanded configuration to retract extraneous tissue. The port entry may be secured using the expandable retractor or sealed using another inflatable balloon disposed around the proximal end of the elongated structure and centered in the port entry.

An embodiment of the invention is directed to a platform for launching and/or capturing an unmanned air vehicle (UAV), particularly a small UAV. The launch/capture platform includes a frame, a floor attached to the frame that is capable of supporting the UAV, means for acquiring and tracking the UAV in flight, a connector and a connector controller, connecting the platform to an external support structure, providing a controllable, adaptive motion of the platform in response to approaching UAV position and attitude, means for launching the UAV from the platform and for capturing an in-flight UAV to the platform, and means for locking down the UAV between the capture and launch of the UAV. Another embodiment of the invention directed to a method for capturing a small, in-flight UAV involves providing a UAV capture platform, providing a UAV capturing means as an integrated component of the platform, providing means for determining in real-time the relative location of an engaging portion of the capturing means with respect to an approaching in-flight UAV, providing means for automatically maneuvering the engaging portion of the capturing means with respect to at least one of a position and an attitude of the approaching in-flight UAV, capturing the UAV, and securing the captured UAV to the capture platform.

A robot aided surgical system for the bone setting operation with the locking intramedullary nail is composed of multifunctional automatic operation bed, robot, bone setting regulator on said robot, bone fixing mechanism, high-accuracy full-automatic X-ray machine with C-shaped arm, navigation robot, robot controller, master hand control station, and slave hand control station.

The invention discloses a robot-assisted surgery surgical drill instrument with a force sensing function. The surgical drill instrument comprises a tail end executer part, a deflection-pitching part and an autoroatation part, wherein the tail end executer consists of a six-dimensional force sensor, a drill connecting element, a pitching connecting element, a surgery drill and a middle connecting shaft, and is used for realizing hole drilling and force sensing functions; the deflection-pitching part consists of a pitching shaft, a middle support body, a deflection driving wheel, a deflection shaft and a transmission wheel, and is used for completing the pitching and deflection freedom; and the autoroatation part consists of an autoroatation shaft and a carbon fiber pipe, and is used for realizing the autoroatation freedom. The surgical drill instrument provided by the invention has the advantages that cable transmission is used, so that the long-distance transmission can be realized; the return difference is eliminated through proper pre-tightening; the operation space is large; the transmission precision is high; the moving stability is high; and the drill tail end force and moment can be sensed.

Described herein is a device and method used to effectively remove volume inside a patient in various types of surgeries, such as spinal surgeries (e.g. laminotomy), neurosurgeries (various types of craniotomy), ENT surgeries (e.g. tumor removal), and orthopedic surgeries (bone removal). Robotic assistance linked with a navigation system and medical imaging it can shorten surgery time, make the surgery safer and free surgeon from doing repetitive and laborious tasks. In certain embodiments, the disclosed technology includes a surgical instrument holder for use with a robotic surgical system. In certain embodiments, the surgical instrument holder is attached to or is part of an end effector of a robotic arm, and provides a rigid structure that allows for precise removal of a target volume in a patient.

According to some embodiments of the invention, a robot-assisted ultrasound system includes a first ultrasound probe, a robot comprising a manipulator arm having a tool end, and a second ultrasound probe attached to the tool end of the manipulator arm. The robot-assisted ultrasound system further includes a robot control system configured to control at least one of a position or a pose of the second ultrasound probe based on a contemporaneous position and pose of the first ultrasound probe, and an ultrasound processing and display system configured to communicate with at least one of the first and second ultrasound probes to receive and display an ultrasound image based on the first and second ultrasound probes acting in conjunction with each other.

The present invention pertains to a remote center of motion robot for medical image scanning and image-guided targeting, hereinafter referred to as the “Euler” robot. The Euler robot allows for ultrasound scanning for 3-Dimensional (3-D) image reconstruction and enables a variety of robot-assisted image-guided procedures, such as needle biopsy, percutaneous therapy delivery, image-guided navigation, and facilitates image-fusion with other imaging modalities. The Euler robot can also be used with other handheld medical imaging probes, such as gamma cameras for nuclear imaging, or for targeted delivery of therapy such as high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). 3-D ultrasound probes may also be used with the Euler robot to provide automated image-based targeting for biopsy or therapy delivery. In addition, the Euler robot enables the application of special motion-based imaging modalities, such as ultrasound elastography.

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for the assignment of therapeutic pathways to members of a network of oncology. The systems and methods allow for storage of disparate information in a database and determine a uniform semantics for all of the stored information. In addition, the systems and methods allow for the calculation of treatment pathways based on patient information as well as publicly-available information relating to particular diseases, and for the refinement of those treatment pathways as new information is added. Robot-assisted genomic labs permit automated genetic testing, which is integrated with the system.

Provided is an auxiliary ultrasonic scanning system of a robot based on an RGB-D sensor. The auxiliary ultrasonic scanning system comprises a Kinect sensor, the robot, an ultrasonic probe, a marker and a host and is characterized in that the Kinect sensor serves as a visual servo system of the robot; the ultrasonic probe is clamped on a mechanical arm of the robot; the marker is fixed onto the ultrasonic probe; the visual servo system of the robot is utilized for synchronously acquiring an RGB color image and a depth image and sending images to the host; the host finishes following processes such as image stitching operation and image three-dimensional reconstruction; according to image pairs acquired by the visual servo system, the marker fixed onto the ultrasonic probe is recognized and positioned by the host; according to a recognition-based positioning result, the position and the posture of the ultrasonic probe are calculated; and the host is used for sending a control instruction to the robot so that the mechanical arm of the robot is controlled to reach at the specified position for carrying out ultrasonic scanning operation. The auxiliary ultrasonic scanning system of the robot based on the RGB-D sensor is advantaged by being reasonable in design, reliable in performance, high in automated degree and detection efficiency and low in cost.

Devices, systems, and methods for detecting unexpected movement of a surgical instrument during a robot-assisted surgical procedure are provided. The surgical robot system may be configured to measure forces and torques experienced by the surgical instrument during the surgical procedure and determine if the forces and torques are within an acceptable range. The robot system is further configured to notify the user of the presence of the unexpected movement.

The invention discloses an image navigation-based parallel robot-assisted artificial cervical intervertebral disc replacement surgery positioning method, which belongs to application of a parallel robot in the field of surgical operation and is used for making sure that the pose relation between a practical surgery abrasive drilling and a patient is consistent with the pose relation between a virtual abrasive drilling and a patient model determined by a doctor in a virtual environment. According to technical key points, the method comprises the following steps of: performing three-dimensional reestablishment on a CT (Computerized Tomography) image by using a VTK (Visualization Tool Kit) software package to obtain a three-dimensional model of the silk cervical vertebra of a patient; introducing the virtual abrasive drilling into an image space and making the doctor complete virtual positioning on a computer; establishing a position and pose mapping relation among the image, the patient and the robot by using an optical positioning system and an ICP (Iterative Closest Point) algorithm; and controlling the parallel robot to move to finally complete positioning of the abrasive drilling of the parallel robot and the patient.

Designs for modular microsurgical robotic devices and systems are provided, which could include one or multiple master-slave units coupled to a central microscope-based suspension structure. One of the main objectives is to provide robotic assistance during tasks which require long-term user concentration and high precision. The microsurgical robotic devices pay attention to motion scaling and tremor filtration in a 6 Degrees-of-Freedom (DOF) master-slave setup with force feedback. An extra DOF is included to actuate a 1-DOF instrument tip. Embodiments of this invention can be used in the medical environment as well as in other areas such as printed circuit board repair, watch and jewelry making, laboratory tasks, or other areas which require high precision over extended periods of time.

The invention provides a robot-assisted system and method for controlling a flexible needle to puncture soft tissues in real time, belonging to the technical field of medical equipment for minimally invasion surgeries (MIS). The system comprises a flexible needle puncture device, a driving device, a mechanical sensor, a data acquisition card and a computer, wherein the computer comprises stepping motor movement control software, force signal processing software and a flexible needle control algorithm. The method is used for realizing needle puncture movement through the following steps: regarding puncture process as a quasi-static process and any needle section as a cantilever, wherein each needle section is described by vector and is regarded as a cantilever; computing the deflection and cross section rotating angle of the needle section according to the theory of cantilever; and computing the positions of the needle body and the needle point in real time by iteration. According to the invention, real-time adjustment of the position of the needle body in the process of puncture is realized, thus effectively keeping away from the barriers in the process of puncture and precisely hitting the target; and further the degree of fatigue of the doctors is reduced, pains of the patients are alleviated, and the surgery risks are reduced.

A flexible multi-joint operation micro instrument for robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery aims at solving the problem that an existing robot operation micro instrument in minimally invasive surgery can not be positioned, moved and the like in the body of a patient by means of the operation micro instrument. A transmission mechanism is installed on a drive box, six connection holes correspond to a first installation hole, a second installation hole, a third installation hole, a fourth installation hole, a fifth installation hole and a sixth installation hole respectively, and the interior of each connection hole is provided with a transmission element. A first bending transmission mechanism, a second bending transmission mechanism, a third bending transmission mechanism, a fourth bending transmission mechanism, an operating forceps opening and closing transmission mechanism and an operating forceps rotation transmission mechanism are connected with the corresponding transmission elements respectively. The lower end of each transmission element is connected with a micro drive motor. The rear end of a catheter is connected with a catheter fixing element. The front end of the catheter is connected with a flexible bending arm mechanism. The front end of the flexible bending arm mechanism is connected with an operating forceps mechanism. The flexible multi-joint operation micro instrument is used for an abdominal operation.