1065 results about "Surgical instrumentation" patented technology

The present disclosure provides a surgical staple cartridge and a surgical end effector assembly with bumps. The bumps are provided on the surgical staple cartridge and / or a staple anvil portion, the bumps are positioned and sized to limit rotation of the surgical staple cartridge and the staple anvil portion relative to each other in a closed configuration, and to define a gap between the surgical staple cartridge and the staple anvil, the gap limits a maximum pressure applied to tissue by the surgical staple cartridge and the staple anvil, and prevents the tissue from being excessively squeezed to flow to area with no staple line coverage or being unevenly squeezed within the area with staple line coverage and thus affecting a tissue sealing quality. The present disclosure also provides a surgical instrument comprising the surgical staple cartridge or the surgical end effector assembly.

An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes an end effector having an ultrasonic blade, an ultrasonic transducer assembly, and a shaft assembly. The shaft assembly includes a tube, and an waveguide. The waveguide is received within the tube and is acoustically connected between the ultrasonic blade and ultrasonic transducer assembly to communicate ultrasonic vibrations from the ultrasonic transducer assembly to the ultrasonic blade. The waveguide includes an acoustic body, a first isolation structure, a second isolation structure and a sheath. The acoustic body extends along a longitudinal axis. The first isolation structure radially extends about the acoustic body. The second isolation structure radially extends about the acoustic body and is longitudinally spaced from the first isolation structure. The sheath is radially positioned between the first isolation structure and the tube and is further radially positioned between the second isolation structure.

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).

Systems and subsystems for closing an end effector of a stapler are disclosed. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, devices, and subsystems for attachments for robotic surgeries. The surgical instrument is a robotic attachment. The surgical instrument includes a closure subsystem that moves independently of other subsystems that are operable independently of each other.

A system and apparatus for automatic smoke evacuation using an RF sensor. The system and apparatus utilizes an RF sensor for automatic activation of an evacuator that evacuates smoke and / or debris during the use of any electrosurgical instrument or surgical instrument that is capable of generating smoke and / or debris and capable of producing a radiofrequency during its operation. Exemplary embodiments of the system and apparatus for automatic smoke evacuation include both wired and wireless embodiments.

The present disclosure provides a staple cartridge for a surgical instrument, such as a tissue sealing instrument. The staple cartridge includes a housing and one or more staple assemblies within the housing. The staple assemblies each include one or more staple pushers and associated staples. The staple pushers and housing include coupling elements configured to cooperate with each other to retain the staple assemblies to the housing prior to use in surgery. The coupling elements, along with other components of the cartridge and instrument, result in a smaller staple cartridge relative to conventional devices, allowing for a more compact and maneuverable surgical instrument.

An assembly including an adapter assembly and an extension assembly for connecting an end effector to an electrosurgical instrument is provided. The adapter assembly includes first and second pusher assemblies configured for converting rotational motion into linear motion and a drive member for transferring rotational motion. The extension assembly includes at least one flexible band assembly for transferring the linear motion from the adapter assembly and a trocar assembly configured for converting rotational motion into linear motion. Also provided is a connection assembly for connecting a first tubular member to a second tubular member.

A surgical stapling instrument is configured to dissect tissue, apply a linear staple line along one side of the tissue dissection and apply a suture, such as a purse string suture, to the other side of the tissue dissection. The instrument comprises an elongate shaft, first and second jaws configured to open and close and a cutting element. The instrument includes a first row of staples in each of the first and second jaws having a suture extending therethrough and a second row of staples in the second jaw. A drive member is configured to translate distally through the end effector to dissect tissue with the cutting element, drive the second row of staples into the tissue on one side of the dissection and to apply the first row of staples and suture in combination to form a purse string suture on the other side of the tissue dissection.

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.

A surgical instrument includes an end tool rotatable in at least one direction, the end tool including a jaw unit having a first jaw configured to accommodate a cartridge, and a second jaw facing the first jaw, a working member configured to be movable in a lengthwise direction of the first jaw, and a first elastic member disposed on a proximal side of the first jaw and configured to restrict a movement of the working member depending on whether the cartridge is accommodated in the first jaw, wherein when the cartridge is disposed on the first jaw, one end of the first elastic member is supported by the cartridge and then elastically deformed, and the first elastic member releases the restriction on the movement of the working member.

Surgical instruments, systems, and methods for performing an osteotomy are disclosed herein. A surgical system includes a body with a distal end, a proximal end, a first surface, and a second surface. The surgical system can include cutting blades positioned on the first surface and / or the second surface. The surgical system can include columns of cutting blades positioned on the first surface and / or the second surface. The surgical system can include rows of cutting blades positioned on the first surface and / or the second surface.

A surgical instrument for applying surgical clips to tissue comprises an end effector having first and second jaws that are movable between open and closed positions and configured to receive first and second rows of clips in the open position. The instrument further includes an actuator coupled to the end effector and configured to move the jaws into the closed position and to discharge the first and second rows of clips. This allows an operator to apply multiple rows of clips to tissue with a single instrument insertion, which obviates the need to remove the surgical instrument from the cannula to manually reload a new cartridge, thereby reducing the overall time of the surgical procedure.

The invention aims at providing a breast surgery retractor capable of avoiding skin scald, and relates to the field of medical surgical instruments, the breast surgery retractor comprises a fixing device, the fixing device comprises a first sliding rail, a supporting rod, a limiting stopper and a pressing plate, and the fixing device is used for adjusting the position and angle of the surgery retractor, so that the surgery retractor is more practical; the auxiliary device comprises a second sliding block, a second sliding rail, a third sliding rail and a first auxiliary drag hook assembly and assists the heat dissipation plate in traction, and the operation difficulty is reduced; the isolation device comprises a second auxiliary drag hook assembly, a traction rod, a shifting block, a sleeve, a connecting rod and a diaphragm, the skin can be isolated through the diaphragm, and the skin is prevented from being scalded due to heat conduction of metal. The problem that a metal drag hook easily scalds the skin is solved.

A method of manufacturing a surgical instrument that includes a tissue contacting surface operable to apply ultrasonic energy or RF energy to tissue. The method includes applying a hydrophobic coating that includes silicone to a base surface of the tissue contacting surface to form an applied coating layer having a coating application thickness. The method also includes removing portions of the applied coating layer with a resiliently biased mechanical coating removal tool to form a plurality of removed portions of coating. A removal depth of each removed portion of the plurality of removed portions can each be from 50% to 100% of the coating application thickness such that from 10% to 50% of the applied coating layer is removed from the base surface.

An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes an assembly collar having a cavity extending between a superior opening and an inferior opening. The cavity is sized to receive a tapered trunnion of an implanted femoral stem. A bore extends between an inferior end and a superior end of the assembly collar and is configured to align with an implant bore formed in the implanted femoral stem. The bore and the implant bore are configured to receive a fastener to secure the assembly collar to the implanted femoral stem. A method of utilizing the orthopaedic surgical instrument is also contemplated.

The invention relates to a valve used in medical procedures. More specifically the invention relates to an introducer sheath valve used in minimally invasive and conventional surgical procedures. The valve may accommodate a wide range of surgical implement diameters, shapes, and multiple implements without imposing the high frictional forces of known valves.

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.

The invention relates to a surgical instrument which comprises a main control module, a steering structure, a sleeve assembly, a jaw assembly and a locking structure, the jaw assembly is rotatably connected with the sleeve assembly, and in response to control of the main control module, the steering structure drives the jaw assembly to rotate relative to the sleeve assembly; the jaw assembly is provided with a plurality of rotating positions; the surgical instrument comprises an input module and a detection module; the detection module is configured to send a detection signal for representing the state of the jaw assembly to the main control module; the input module is configured to send an input signal to the main control module; the main control module controls operation of the steering structure according to the input signal and the detection signal so that the jaw assembly can rotate from the first rotating position to the second rotating position. When the jaw assembly is located at any rotating position and the locking structure is in the unlocking state, the locking structure is aligned with the jaw assembly, so that the locking structure can move in the alignment direction to be matched with the jaw assembly, and the locking structure is smoothly and stably switched to the locking state.

A method for treating tissue using a surgical instrument including at least one electrode and a staple cartridge is disclosed. The method includes causing the at least one electrode to deliver a therapeutic energy to the tissue in a first phase of a surgical treatment by the surgical instrument, deploying staples from the staple cartridge into the tissue in a second phase of the surgical treatment, monitoring a first tissue property in the first phase of the surgical treatment, switching from the first phase to the second phase if at least one of two conditions is met, setting a parameter of the second phase of the surgical treatment based on at least one measurement of the first tissue property determined in the first phase of the surgical treatment, and monitoring a second tissue property, different from the first tissue property, in the second phase of the surgical treatment.

A surgical system includes an ultrasound device and a surgical instrument. The ultrasound device includes a shaft having a body defining a longitudinal axis and including a lumen extending coaxially therethrough, and an ultrasound sensor assembly configured to enable ultrasound imaging of a field of view. The ultrasound sensor assembly is disposed at a distal end portion of the body of the shaft, offset relative to the longitudinal axis, and oriented such that the field of view is offset relative to the longitudinal axis. The surgical instrument is configured for removable insertion through the lumen of the body of the shaft and to extend distally from the distal end portion of the body of the shaft.

A robotic surgical instrument comprising: an articulated end effector; an instrument interface configured to engage with and being driven by a corresponding robot arm interface of a surgical robot arm; a casing housing a drive mechanism connected to the instrument interface, the drive mechanism comprising a drive gear; and a shaft pivotally connected to the casing at a proximal end and connected to the articulated end effector at a distal end, the shaft comprising a driveable shaft member configured to drive articulation of the articulated end effector, and a shaft gear attached to the driveable shaft member, the shaft gear meshing with the drive gear such that rotation of the drive gear drives the shaft gear to rotate which drives the driveable shaft member which drives articulation of the articulated end effector, wherein the shaft gear is pivotable with respect to the drive gear when the shaft gear and drive gear are meshed together.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to controlling electrical power of an electrotherapeutic signal that is provided to a biological tissue engaged by an electrosurgical instrument during a medical procedure. Electrical power—a product of a voltage difference across and an electrical current conducted by the engaged biological tissue—is controlled according to a therapeutic schedule. The electrotherapeutic schedule can be reduced or terminated in response to a termination criterion being met. In some examples, the termination criterion is a current characteristic, such as, for example, a decrease in current conducted by the engaged biological tissue. In some examples, the termination criterion is a biological tissue resistance characteristic, such as, for example, an increase in the biological tissue resistance that exceeds a predetermined delta resistance value.

A control system for a surgical instrument. The control system includes an RFID scanner and a control circuit coupled to the RFID scanner. The control circuit is configured to receive data from RFID tags associated with devices and / or users, determine a type of the surgical instrument being utilized or surgical procedure being performed according to the received data, and determine an operational setting for the surgical instrument or another device within the surgical system, which may be tailored according to the particular user identity scanned by the RFID scanner.

The present disclosure relates to a surgical drape to be used in conjunction with a surgical procedure, and more specifically to a surgical drape that includes one or more of the following: (1) a patient drape for use with a standalone non-draped image acquisition device (requiring circumferential access to the patient); (2) a patient drape for use with a standalone non-draped image acquisition device with image guidance navigation technology; (3) the means to provide temporary sterile coverage of an underlying sterile field; (4) the means to provide sterile separation of at least a portion, if not the entire temporary sterile coverage; (5) the means to provide covering of the undersurface of the operating surface and enclosing any suspended medical devices, wires, cables, tubes, etc; and (6) a single-use disposable outer surgical drape that ensures sterility of a covered surgical apparatus, device, or machine, or an inner drape associated therewith.

An orthopaedic joint replacement system is shown and described. The system includes a number of prosthetic components configured to be implanted into a patient's knee. The system also includes a number of surgical instruments configured for use in preparing the bones of the patient's knee to receive the implants. A number of methods for using the surgical instruments to prepare the bones is also disclosed.

The utility model relates to a surgical instrument. The surgical instrument is characterized in that a nail abutting seat is provided with an inserting groove; the separation assembly comprises: a body member for contacting tissue; one end of a plug connector is connected to the main body piece, and the plug connector is matched with the plug groove; the elastic piece is connected to the inserting piece, and the elastic piece is stressed to deform in the process of inserting the inserting piece into the inserting groove; wherein the nail abutting seat is further provided with a first clamping piece, the elastic piece is provided with a second clamping piece, and the first clamping piece is matched with the second clamping piece, so that the separating assembly is assembled on the nail abutting seat. The separation assembly of the surgical instrument is simple in structure and convenient and fast to assemble.

A method of manufacturing a surgical instrument that includes a tissue contacting surface operable to apply ultrasonic energy or RF energy to tissue. The method includes applying a hydrophobic coating that includes silicone to a base surface of the tissue contacting surface to form an applied coating layer having a coating application thickness. The method also includes removing portions of the applied coating layer with a laser to form a plurality of removed portions of coating. A removal depth of each removed portion of the plurality of removed portions can each be from 50% to 100% of the coating application thickness such that from 10% to 50% of the applied coating layer is removed from the base surface.

A method for registering a 3D medical image in relation to a frame of reference can include determining a relative location of a surgical instrument based on receiving, by one or more processors, tracking data of the surgical instrument. The method can include tracking, by the one or more processors, for target movement and adjusting the surgical instrument to align with a location of interest. The method can include delivering, by the one or more processors, procedure to the location of interest through the surgical instrument and receiving a threshold for the procedure and a parameter that is detected during the procedure. The method can include causing, by the one or more processors, the surgical instrument to terminate the procedure which is responsive to the parameter satisfying the threshold.

Surgical robotic systems may regulate external forces for teleoperation. A surgical robot can include a surgical instrument configured to mount on a robotic arm. The surgical robot can estimate an external force applied to the surgical instrument during teleoperation while the surgical instrument or the robotic arm is in motion. The surgical robot can pause the motion of the surgical instrument or the robotic arm in response to detecting that the external force exceeds a first threshold. The surgical robot can reduce a velocity of the surgical instrument or the robotic arm in response to detecting that the external force exceeds a second threshold, which is lower than the first threshold.