54 results about "Treatments procedures" patented technology

An apparatus for treating a tooth or gum tissue is disclosed. The apparatus can include a tooth cap for supporting a treatment device during a treatment procedure. The tooth cap can comprise a platform to support the treatment device. The platform can include an access port to provide a portion of the treatment device with access to a treatment region of the tooth or gum tissue. The tooth cap can also include a wall coupled with and angled relative to the platform, the wall configured to be attached to the tooth or gum tissue during treatment.

Disclosed herein are catheters for use with clot treatment systems, and associated devices and methods. The catheter can include an outer sheath, an outer sheath drive component operably coupled to the outer sheath, a guidewire sheath slidably disposed within the outer sheath, a guidewire sheath drive component operably coupled to the guidewire sheath and slidably disposed within the outer sheath drive component, and a clot treatment component. During a clot treatment procedure, the outer sheath drive component can be moved proximally and / or the guidewire sheath drive component can be moved distally to cause corresponding movement of the outer sheath and / or guidewire sheath, respectively, and transition the catheter between a first configuration, in which the clot treatment component can be positioned within the outer sheath, and a second configuration, in which at least part of the clot treatment component can extend beyond the outer sheath.

Methods and devices are provided for fabricating and employing patient immobilization devices during radiation treatment procedures. Immobilization devices are provided that include a thin conformal shell configured to conform to an anatomical region of a patient that is to be exposed to radiation during a radiation treatment procedure, with a rigid lattice structure extending outwardly, in an external, beam-facing direction, from the conformal shell. The rigid lattice structure confers structural rigidity to the device, and the thin cellular regions mitigate the impact of the device on a surface dose delivered to the patient or subject. The present mechanical-metamaterial-based immobilization devices incorporate structural features that confer advantageous mechanical properties and radiation transmissive properties when compared with conventional solid or mesh-based immobilization devices used in radiation therapy.

The present disclosure provides an ultrasonic device including one or more ultrasonic heads connected to the body through output lines or wirelessly, ultrasonic coupling gel matched with the ultrasonic heads, and further comprising a main controller installed inside the body, a signal generator installed either inside the body or the ultrasonic heads, and a detector installed either inside the body or the ultrasonic heads. By incorporating the detector, the described ultrasonic device achieves precise control during treatment procedures. The detector continuously monitors the operating status of the ultrasonic heads and provides real-time feedback to the main controller, enabling dynamic adjustment of the output from the signal generator. This ensures both treatment safety and accuracy.

The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues.

The present application relates to an evaluation system for medical dressings, comprising a suction unit, a collection unit, a detection unit and a processing unit, the suction unit, which is in communication with a medical dressing covering a wound of a patient, is capable of transmitting negative pressure to the medical dressing and pumping wound exudate out of the medical dressing in the form of a fluid, the processing unit, based on detection results obtained by one or more detection components in the detection unit, adjusts a preset time period for the activation of the collection unit, wherein the activation of the collection unit is at least automatically controlled based on the preset time period and / or manually controlled based on a switch of a treatment program. The evaluation system is used to determine the actual use of a medical dressing in a treatment work for different categories of wounds, so as to obtain the expected use of any medical dressing in a treatment work for a specified category of wounds.

A system and method for planning surgical procedure including a treatment zone setting view presenting at least one slice of a 3D reconstruction generated from CT image data including a target. The treatment zone setting view presenting a treatment zone marker defining a location and a size of a treatment zone and configured to adjust the treatment zone marker in response to a received user input. The system and method further including a volumetric view presenting a 3D volume derived from the 3D reconstruction and a 3D representation of the treatment zone marker relative to structures depicted in the 3D volume.

This invention discloses an adjustable pressure constant temperature wound irrigation device, belonging to the field of wound irrigation technology. It includes a constant temperature water tank, with a first connecting pipe fixedly connected to the output end of the water tank. A water pump is installed at one end of the first connecting pipe, and a second connecting pipe fixedly connected to the output end of the water pump. A fixed support is fixedly connected to the bottom of the second connecting pipe. A wound adaptor is also included, with the pressure adaptor disposed inside the fixed support for adapting to wounds of different lengths and adjusting the extension length of the water outlet. This invention, by incorporating a wound adaptor and precisely controlling the extension distance of the spray nozzle to match the wound length through motor start / stop, ensures that the irrigation water flow targets and covers the entire wound area, guaranteeing comprehensive and effective irrigation while avoiding irritation of surrounding healthy tissue. It also replaces manual adjustment, improving the accuracy, controllability, and standardization of operation, while reducing patient discomfort and balancing the effectiveness and comfort of the treatment procedure.

The embodiment of the invention relates to the field of radioactive waste treatment, in particular to a clamping and transferring device and curing equipment. According to the clamping and transferring device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the material containing device is clamped through relative opening and closing movement of the multiple clamping assemblies, and the sliding assembly is driven to slide, so that the clamping assemblies drive the material containing device to do reciprocating movement, and transferring of the material containing device is achieved; in this way, the material containing device can be stably transferred to the next treatment procedure. According to the curing equipment, the clamping and transferring device drives the material containing device to move in the containing space, connection of the material containing device between different treatment procedures is achieved, the automation level is improved, manual operation is reduced, the clamping and transferring process is stable, and it is ensured that materials cannot be scattered outwards.

Disclosed herein are catheters for use with clot treatment systems, and associated devices and methods. The catheter can include an outer sheath, an outer sheath drive component operably coupled to the outer sheath, a guidewire sheath slidably disposed within the outer sheath, a guidewire sheath drive component operably coupled to the guidewire sheath and slidably disposed within the outer sheath drive component, and a clot treatment component. During a clot treatment procedure, the outer sheath drive component can be moved proximally and / or the guidewire sheath drive component can be moved distally to cause corresponding movement of the outer sheath and / or guidewire sheath, respectively, and transition the catheter between a first configuration, in which the clot treatment component can be positioned within the outer sheath, and a second configuration, in which at least part of the clot treatment component can extend beyond the outer sheath.

A treatment system and a treatment procedure are provided that improve the efficiency of an examination or treatment using an endoscope. A treatment system (20) comprises a tubular element (31) having a hollow section (31S) therein and a treatment part (32) at a distal end section (31A), the treatment part being provided on an outer circumference of the hollow section (31S), wherein the tubular element (31) has a proximal end surface (311) on the side of a proximal end section (31B) and a distal end surface (312) on the side of a distal end section (31A) in an axial direction and has a proximal end opening (31A) connected to the hollow section (31S) on at least the proximal end surface (311).

1. Name of the product in this design: Anesthesia Nasal Mask. 2. Intended use of this design: for the application of analgesic / anesthetic gases in medical diagnostic and treatment procedures. 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. 5. Other situations requiring explanation: In the 3D diagram, point A is made of transparent material.

This invention discloses a prefabricated personalized nickel-titanium archwire, relating to the field of orthodontic technology. The invention includes: S1: scanning the dentition of malocclusions in a patient's body using 3D scanning; S2: capturing 3D, panoramic, and cephalad images from X-rays of the dentition of malocclusions in the patient's body; S3: taking impressions using printing or plaster; S4: designing an ideal jaw based on the image data and measuring the difference between the in-body jaw and the ideal jaw, thereby obtaining the difference between each in-body malocclusion and its target position; S5: based on the data results, bending and shaping the archwire using equipment to complete the orthodontic representation of all target teeth. By designing the archwire according to the multi-sequence difference of the in-body malocclusions, compared to traditional orthodontic surgery, frequent changes of various archwires are not required during the correction of various malocclusions, simplifying the treatment procedure and shortening the treatment time.

Various example embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for dynamic correction and reduction of thermal changes in skull-induced aberrations in focused ultrasound treatment procedures. Unlike conventional approaches that involve static correction of skull-induced aberrations, various example embodiments of the present disclosure employ ultrasound detection and skull thickness estimation from volumetric image data to intermittently and dynamically determine correction of skull-induced aberrations such that, despite local heat-induced changes in sound speed in local skull regions due to intraoperative intracranial heating, the aberration correction is reduced and maintained intraoperatively. Furthermore, in some example embodiments, a measure dependent on skull sound speed is determined intraoperatively and compared to a pre-determined measurement to determine a change in skull temperature based on a pre-determined relationship between the measure change and skull temperature change.

This application provides a method for fabricating a pre-made anatomical healing abutment kit and the pre-made anatomical healing abutment kit itself. The method includes: generating grouping and classification rules for tooth cervical morphology based on a tooth cervical morphology database; designing and fabricating an anatomical healing abutment morphology model set according to the grouping and classification rules; and prefabricating a pre-made anatomical healing abutment kit containing multiple models based on the anatomical healing abutment morphology model set. The pre-made anatomical healing abutments in the kit have group numbers and models corresponding to the grouping and classification rules. According to the technical solution of this application, the morphology of the critical transgingival region of the healing abutment can achieve a high degree of fit with the ideal transgingival contour, eliminating the need for additional treatment procedures.

This invention discloses a cholesterol-regulated bio-hybrid nanoparticle formulation, its preparation method, and its application, belonging to the field of biomedical technology. The preparation method includes: preparing a gold nanoparticle solution; mixing the gold nanoparticle solution with a photosynthetic bacteria culture to obtain a PSB@GNP complex; mixing the PSB@GNP complex with a Proteus mirabilis culture to obtain a PM-PSB@GNP core solution; and modifying the PM-PSB@GNP core solution with a coating solution followed by spray drying to obtain the bio-hybrid nanoparticle formulation EC-PM-PSB@GNP. The preparation process of this invention is simple and controllable, requiring no complex or precise equipment. Oral administration is convenient, resulting in high patient compliance. Compared to traditional chemical drugs and injectable formulations, it significantly reduces systemic toxicity and environmental pollution risks, while also reducing treatment procedures and medication costs, achieving efficient, safe, and precise colorectal cancer treatment and meeting clinical application needs.

The present invention provides a single surgical method, procedure and / or system that creates open visual and physical access to an identified spinal treatment site that initially comprises spinal levels to be treated, wherein the spinal levels comprise at least one dorsal root ganglion. A spinal treatment procedure is performed generally in combination with implantation of a neuromodulation system that may comprise placement of electrical lead(s) on the at least one dorsal root ganglion, wherein each lead is in operative connection with a pulse generator that may also be implanted during the surgical method. Electrical stimulation may be generated with the pulse generator through the electrical leads to the at least one dorsal root ganglion during and / or after the closure of the identified spinal treatment site.

Systems and methods for testing a pump assembly for a cooled radiofrequency treatment procedure. In some embodiments, the pump assembly and at least one pump head are driven by at least one respective motor, where the at least one pump head is coupled to tubing for delivering a cooling fluid to a medical probe assembly. The at least one pump head is configured to pump the cooling fluid through the tubing for the cooled radiofrequency treatment procedure. The system can also include a programmable controller operatively connective to the pump assembly and configured to control the pump assembly, and one or more pump function sensors for sensing operation parameters associated with the pump assembly and communicating the pump operation parameters to the controller. The controller can determine that the pump assembly is operating properly based on the operation parameters and can adjust the operation of the motor or output an alert.

Disclosed herein is a catheter for use with a clot treatment system, as well as related devices and methods. The catheter can include an outer sheath, an outer sheath drive component operably coupled to the outer sheath, a guidewire sheath slidably disposed within the outer sheath, a guidewire sheath drive component operably coupled to the guidewire sheath and slidably disposed within the outer sheath drive component, and a clot treatment component. During a clot treatment procedure, the outer sheath drive component can be moved proximally and / or the guidewire sheath drive component can be moved distally to cause corresponding movement of the outer sheath and / or the guidewire sheath, respectively, to transition the catheter between a first configuration in which the clot treatment component can be positioned within the outer sheath and a second configuration in which at least a portion of the clot treatment component can extend beyond the outer sheath.

A digital treatment program for trauma and PTSD is disclosed along with the methods implemented by the program. This program, method and protocol include pre- and post-treatment assessments to measure progress and detect potential problems, and includes a number of eye movement and exposure therapy sessions. Throughout the sessions, the patient is enabled to access grounding tools, and then optionally return to the session, which reduces the difficulties faced by the patient while going through the protocol, promoting completion of the protocol. The assessments, responses and progress of the patient are recorded and stored in a database and can be accessed by a caregiver, who monitors the treatment and progress by the patient. Apparatus is also disclosed to implement the digital treatment program.

This technology quantifies and visualizes the intuitive information that was previously the tacit knowledge of the practitioner, enabling objective decision-making support. [Solution] A program for operating a computer 20 comprising a processor 29 and memories 25 and 26, wherein the memories 25 and 26 store a trained model that takes acoustic data acquired in an environment where vascular treatment is being performed as input and outputs risk assessment information regarding vascular treatment procedures. The program causes the processor 29 to perform a first step of receiving acoustic data, a second step of inputting the acoustic data received in the first step into the trained model and acquiring risk assessment information output from this trained model, and a third step of outputting the risk assessment information acquired in the second step in a form that can be perceived by humans.

Methods of performing surgical procedures and related devices are disclosed. An exemplary method may include positioning a first location on a first surface of a biological tissue; positioning a second location on a second opposing surface of the biological tissue, the second location corresponding to the first location; and marking the second position on the second surface. The second surface may be substantially opposite the first surface. An exemplary method may include performing a treatment procedure on the biological tissue proximate the second location after marking the second location.

A system for selecting a collateral vessel to perform a retrograde chronic total occlusion (CTO) treatment procedure is provided. The system includes one or more processors configured to: receive angiographic image data (120) representative of an occlusion in a target blood vessel; analyzing the angiography image data (120) to identify one or more candidate collateral vessels (1501... i) for approaching the occlusion in the target vessel in a retrograde direction; and assigning a suitability score to each candidate collateral vessel (1501... i), the suitability score representing a suitability of the vessel for performing the retrograde CTO treatment procedure on the occlusion.

The invention discloses a biological hybrid nano preparation based on cholesterol regulation and control as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of biological medicines. The preparation method comprises the following steps: preparing a gold nanoparticle solution, mixing the gold nanoparticle solution with a photosynthetic bacterium solution to obtain a PSB-coated GNP complex, mixing the PSB-coated GNP complex with a proteus mirabilis bacterium solution to obtain a PM-PSB-coated GNP core solution, modifying the PM-PSB-coated GNP core solution with a coating solution, and carrying out spray drying to obtain the biological hybrid nano preparation EC-PM-PSB-coated GNP. The preparation process is simple and controllable, complex and precise equipment is not needed, the oral administration mode is convenient, the patient compliance is high, compared with traditional chemical drugs and injection preparations, the toxic and side effects of the whole body and the environmental pollution risk are greatly reduced, meanwhile, the treatment procedures and the medication cost are reduced, efficient, safe and precise colorectal cancer treatment is achieved, and the clinical application prospect is wide. The clinical application requirements are met.

Surgical systems and methods are provided. The surgical system includes: a manufacturer-sealed sterile surgical package containing a surgical instrument configured to be used in a surgical procedure; at least one data processor; and a memory storing instructions configured to enable the at least one data processor to perform operations. The operations include: cataloguing components of the surgical instrument; determining a treatment protocol for each of the components of the surgical instrument; and providing the treatment procedures at the end of the surgical procedure.