14 results about "Surgical probe" patented technology

To provide favorable integration of robotic arms with surgical probes.SOLUTION: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide improved methods and apparatus for coupling a probe to an instrument device manipulator (e.g., robotic arm). In some embodiments, a probe, which may be carried by a handpiece, is configured to couple to an end of a device manipulator of a robotic arm. A transmission can be provided that is configured to couple to the probe and also couple to the instrument device manipulator. The transmission can be configured to receive motion input from the instrument device manipulator and translate the motion input into motion of the probe. The transmission can provide improved movement of the probe. By decreasing the number of components on the handpiece and the probe, the handpiece and the probe can be provided as a sterile, single-use consumable device and the transmission can be reused.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6C

An energy source is coupled to a probe mounted on a robotic arm, and a processor configured with instructions to release energy to resect tissue in coordination with movement of the robotic arm and probe. The tissue can be resected in accordance with a defined tissue resection volume that can be determined based on images of the patient. The probe can be moved to a plurality of positions with movement of a distal end of the robotic arm and tissue resected in accordance with the treatment plan. The distal end of the robotic arm can be configured to move to a plurality of locations and orientations to provide an appropriate position and orientation of the probe tip and energy source. The processor can be configured with instructions to pivot the probe at a location to decrease tissue movement near the pivot such as an internal location of the patient.

A method is provided for detecting and displaying autofluorescence signals during a surgical procedure using a multimodality probe. The method comprises a control unit receiving a first signal from a handheld multimodality probe, the first signal indicating activation of an autofluorescence detection component of the probe in an operating room environment. The method also comprises the autofluorescence detection component illuminating tissue using an excitation light source in the probe. The method also comprises the control unit receiving autofluorescence emission data, the emission data corresponding to native fluorophores present in the tissue. The method also comprises the control unit processing the emission data to generate at least one of an intensity map and an image corresponding to strength of autofluorescence signal. The method also comprises the control unit displaying, on at least a display screen in the operating room, the autofluorescence data.

A vitreous surgical probe includes: a probe body penetrating an eyeball; and a cutter blade sliding along the inner surface of the probe body, in which the probe body includes: a tubular portion with an opening in vicinity of a tip portion thereof; and a tip wall portion sealing the tip portion of the tubular portion, the tip wall portion is inclined such that a part located on the opposite side of the opening is toward a proximal side, and, in a second cross-sectional shape on a second plane passing through the central axis of the tubular portion and perpendicular to the first plane extending from a side of the opening to the opposite side of the opening, at least outer edges a of the tip wall portion are positioned on the proximal side.

A calibration block configured to facilitate the calibration of separate surgical fiducial marker arrays on separate medical devices includes a main body having a top face and multiple side faces, top surgical fiducial markers at the top face, side surgical fiducial markers at the side faces, and screw openings at the top face. The top face includes a reference divot configured to accept therein a separate surgical probe tip for separate fiducial marker array calibration. The top and side surgical fiducial markers combine to form a fixed asymmetrical positional arrangement of surgical fiducial markers for calibration. Each screw opening is configured to accept therein a separate surgical screw coupled to a separate surgical screwdriver having a separate surgical screwdriver fiducial marker array coupled thereto for calibration.

A surgical probe includes a connection hub, an antenna assembly, and an outer jacket. The antenna assembly is coupled to the connection hub, extends distally from the connection hub, and includes a radiating portion coupled thereto at the distal end thereof. The radiating portion is configured to deliver energy to tissue to treat tissue. The outer jacket is coupled to the connection hub, extends distally therefrom, and is disposed about the radiating portion. The outer jacket includes a distal end member configured to be spaced-apart from the radiating portion a target axial distance. One or more of the couplings between the antenna assembly and the connection hub, the radiating portion and the antenna assembly, and the outer jacket and the connection hub defines a flexible configuration permitting axial movement therebetween to maintain the target axial distance between the radiating portion and the distal end member.

To provide surgical probes for tissue resection with robotic arms.SOLUTION: An energy source is coupled to a probe mounted on a robotic arm, and a processor is configured with instructions to release energy to resect tissue in coordination with movement of the robotic arm and probe. The tissue can be resected in accordance with a defined tissue resection volume that can be determined based on images of a patient. The probe can be moved to a plurality of positions with movement of a distal end of the robotic arm, and tissue can be resected in accordance with a treatment plan. The distal end of the robotic arm can be configured to move to a plurality of locations and orientations to provide an appropriate position and orientation of the probe tip and energy source. The processor can be configured with instructions to pivot the probe at a location of decreasing tissue movement near the pivot such as an internal location of the patient.SELECTED DRAWING: None

The application relates to the technical field of ophthalmic microsurgery, and discloses an ophthalmic surgery capsule membrane incision system and method. Liquid light-sensitive conductive precursors are injected to the surface of the anterior lens capsule to conformally spread, a composite surgical probe is used to project a structured light spot, and the light-irradiated area is in-situ cross-linked and solidified into a hydrogel electrode ring; a multi-contact microelectrode array establishes physical contact with the hydrogel electrode ring, contact conformal impedance topology mapping is carried out, and a spatial impedance topology map is obtained; the system calculates and generates a spatial energy distribution matrix of multi-channel cutting energy according to the topology map, and finally releases transient high-frequency radio frequency pulses to the hydrogel electrode ring through the multi-contact microelectrode array to cut the anterior lens capsule. The application eliminates solid physical gaps by using material rheological characteristics, combines spatial differential energy distribution based on impedance feedback, and realizes uniform cutting without thermodynamic tearing.

1. The name of the design product: Doppler ultrasound surgical probe (inner tube). 2. The use of the design product: for detection of hemorrhoidal artery blood vessels of hemorrhoid patients. 3. The design points of the design product: in shape. 4. The picture or photo that best shows the design points: perspective view. 5. Other circumstances that need to be explained: part A is made of transparent material.

High-voltage pulses ablation systems and methods are used to ablate tissue and form lesions. A variety of different electrophysiology devices, such as catheters, surgical probes, and clamps, may be used to position one or more electrodes at a target location. Electrodes can be connected to power supply lines and, in some instances, the power to the electrodes can be controlled on an electrode-by-electrode basis. High-voltage pulse sequences provide a total amount of heating that is typically less than that which is observed with thermally-based radiofrequency energy ablation protocols.

1. The name of the design product: Doppler ultrasound surgical probe (outer tube). 2. The use of the design product: Assembled with the inner tube into a Doppler ultrasound surgical probe for treating hemorrhoids, used for hemorrhoid surgical treatment of hemorrhoid patients. 3. The design points of the design product: In shape. 4. The picture or photo that best indicates the design points: Perspective view.

Described is a system and / or method for displaying the location of a ferromagnetic object in a living organism by using a surgical probe. The surgical probe has a shaft with three-dimensional magnetoresistance sensors located on a distal end configured for insertion into the living organism and three-dimensional magnetoresistance sensors located on a proximal end that stays outside of the living organism. The system comprises a display configured to show the relative location of a detected ferromagnetic object to the tip of the probe in a simulated three-dimensional view on a two-dimensional display.

The invention relates to a coordinate dynamic positioning and navigation method based on point source displacement disturbance, and belongs to the field of operation positioning and navigation.The method comprises the steps that S1, in the current field minimally invasive operation process, an operation probe is regarded as a point current source in a field domain, constant current with the constant amplitude and frequency is injected into a conducting medium, a stable and constant current field is established in the field domain, and a current field is established; acquiring the boundary potential difference of each observation point before and after the probe moves; s2, constructing a Poisson equation; s3, determining boundary conditions; s4, constructing a mirror image source, calculating the coordinates of the mirror image source, and determining the size and polarity of the mirror image source; s5, superimposing the influence of the current outflow point; s6, arranging a total potential analytic expression; s7, deriving the coordinates, and solving a relational expression between point source coordinate disturbance and boundary potential change; and S8, substituting the boundary potential difference acquired by each observation point into the relational expression, calculating the displacement disturbance variation on the basis of the previous coordinate, and calculating the coordinate of the next positioning after the infinitesimal displacement disturbance of the source point according to the displacement disturbance variation.