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公开(公告)号:US20240293002A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-05
申请号:US18658231
申请日:2024-05-08
Inventor: Peter J. Crowley , Kurt G. Shelton , Thomas J. Holman
CPC classification number: A61B1/00066 , A61B1/00006 , A61B1/00016 , A61B1/00105 , A61B1/0011 , A61B1/00128 , A61B1/0052 , A61B1/0057 , A61B1/06 , A61B1/015 , A61B1/051 , A61B1/2736 , A61B2018/00577 , A61B2018/00595 , A61B2018/00601 , A61B18/02 , A61B2018/0225 , A61B2217/005 , A61B2218/007
Abstract: A modular endoscope system comprises an exoskeleton, a camera unit couplable to the exoskeleton, a therapeutic unit couplable to the exoskeleton, a steering unit couplable to the exoskeleton, and a control unit couplable to the exoskeleton. A method for building a modular endoscope comprises determining camera and therapeutic capabilities of the endoscope, selecting an exoskeleton for the endoscope, attaching a camera unit and therapeutic unit, if such capabilities are determined, to the selected exoskeleton to satisfy the determined capabilities, and attaching a control unit to the exoskeleton to control any camera unit and therapeutic unit attached to the exoskeleton. A method of processing modular endoscope components for performing a surgical procedure comprises identifying a patient to receive a treatment, selecting components of the endoscope to perform the treatment, treating the patient with the endoscope, and deconstructing the components of the endoscope into reusable and disposable components.
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公开(公告)号:US20240285337A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-29
申请号:US18596378
申请日:2024-03-05
Inventor: John Mensch , Riyad Moe , Kester Julian Batchelor
CPC classification number: A61B18/1447 , A61B2017/2925 , A61B2017/2946 , A61B2018/1455 , A61B2018/1462
Abstract: A surgical device comprising: a closure assembly including: (a) a movement unit configured to be connected to a movable member, the movement unit including: (i) one or more bars; (ii) one or more bar biasing members in communication with the movement unit and moving the one or more bars; (b) a latch unit configured to be connected to a ground member, the latch unit including: (i) one or more hook latches that selectively receive the one or more bars, and (ii) one or more latch biasing members in communication with the one or more hook latches to selectively move the one or more hook latches; wherein all or a portion of the latch unit is movable relative to the ground member and all or a portion of the movement unit is movable relative to the movable member, and the latch unit and the movement unit are movable relative to each other when the latch unit and the movement unit are in contact.
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公开(公告)号:US20240261026A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-08
申请号:US18611831
申请日:2024-03-21
Inventor: Kurt G. Shelton , Michaella C. Wright
IPC: A61B18/26 , A61B1/00 , A61B1/015 , A61B1/018 , A61B1/05 , A61B1/06 , A61B1/12 , A61B1/307 , A61B1/31 , A61B17/3207 , A61B18/00 , A61B18/24 , A61M1/00 , H01S3/067 , H01S3/16
CPC classification number: A61B18/26 , A61B1/00006 , A61B1/00055 , A61B1/00087 , A61B1/015 , A61B1/018 , A61B1/06 , A61B1/126 , A61B1/307 , A61B1/31 , A61B18/24 , A61M1/74 , A61M1/77 , H01S3/06716 , A61B1/00045 , A61B1/00105 , A61B1/05 , A61B17/320783 , A61B2018/00482 , A61B2018/00505 , A61B2018/00511 , A61B2018/00559 , A61B2018/00642 , A61B2018/00672 , A61B2018/00678 , A61B2018/00696 , A61B2018/00702 , A61B2018/00773 , A61B2018/00982 , A61B2217/005 , A61B2217/007 , A61B2562/0247 , A61M2205/3334 , A61M2205/3344 , H01S3/1616
Abstract: Systems and methods of in situ unclogging a working channel in a medical device during a procedure are disclosed. An exemplary unclogging system comprises a flow sensor to sense a flow rate through a working channel, and a control module to detect a channel state indicating a presence or absence of clogging based on the flow rate. In the presence of channel clogging, the control module can control one or more of an irrigation source or a suction source to provide respectively irrigation fluid or suction pressure to unclog the obstructed channel. The control module can adjust one or more of an irrigation flow rate or a suction flow rate through the working channel to maintain a desired pressure of the anatomical environment at the anatomical site, or to maintain a desired flow condition in the working channel, during the procedure.
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公开(公告)号:US20240225732A9
公开(公告)日:2024-07-11
申请号:US18477062
申请日:2023-09-28
Inventor: Charles A. Baker , Kester Julian Batchelor
IPC: A61B18/22
CPC classification number: A61B18/22 , A61B2018/00982
Abstract: An optical fiber having a distal end extending from a distal end of an endoscope can direct light to and from a target. An interferometer can receive first light pulses from a first frequency comb having a first repetition rate, form reference arm light pulses and measurement arm light pulses from the first light pulses, direct the measurement arm light pulses to and from the target via the optical fiber to form return light pulses, and interfere the return light pulses with the reference arm light pulses to form interferometer output pulses. A beamsplitter can interfere the interferometer output pulses with second light pulses from a second frequency comb having a second repetition rate to form system output pulses. Processor circuitry can determine, from a time duration between consecutive system output pulses, a spacing between the optical fiber and the target, and can take an action in response.
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公开(公告)号:US20240225634A9
公开(公告)日:2024-07-11
申请号:US18548427
申请日:2022-02-28
Inventor: Nikhil M. Murdeshwar , Thomas J. Holman , Jordan N. Milford
CPC classification number: A61B17/0469 , A61B34/73 , A61B2017/00296
Abstract: An electromagnetic suturing device comprises a body, a coil in the body and a suturing element actuatable by a magnetic suturing track extending into the first end face, a second arm having a second end face opposing the first end face, a second suturing track extending into the second end face, a coil in the first arm, and a suturing element drivable by a magnetic field generated by the coil to move from the first suturing track to the second suturing track. An electro-magnetic hammer suturing device comprises a housing and a coil in the housing, a shuttle to reciprocate in the housing by an electromagnetic field generated by the coil and a suturing element to be actuated by the shuttle.
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公开(公告)号:US20240197436A1
公开(公告)日:2024-06-20
申请号:US18590465
申请日:2024-02-28
Inventor: Kester Julian Batchelor , Huisun Wang , Theodore C. Blus , Nikhil M. Murdeshwar
CPC classification number: A61B90/39 , A61B90/04 , A61B90/90 , A61B90/03 , A61B2090/0409 , A61B2090/049 , A61B2090/3908 , A61B2090/395
Abstract: A device comprising: (a) one or more markers, some or all of which are expandable rounded members that are expandable from a stored state to an expanded state and when in the expanded state each of the expandable rounded members expand to move into contact with a lumen in an organ; and (b) one or more tissue tags connected to the expandable rounded members or the expandable rounded members being made of a magnetized material; and wherein the expandable rounded members are configured to be located within and deployed from an insertion mechanism into the lumen in the organ.
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公开(公告)号:US20240164623A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-23
申请号:US18548523
申请日:2022-02-28
Inventor: Jordan N. Milford , Nikhil M. Murdeshwar , Thomas J. Holman
CPC classification number: A61B1/00135 , A61B1/0014 , A61B1/00154 , A61B17/0469 , A61B2017/00398
Abstract: A method of withdrawing an endoscope from anatomy comprises inserting the endoscope into the anatomy to deliver a distal end of the endoscope to a location, positioning a guide sheath around a proximal end of the endoscope, sliding the guide sheath along the endoscope to reach the distal end and withdrawing the endoscope from the guide sheath and anatomy. A system for intraoperatively attaching a suturing device to an in-situ endoscope comprises an insertion sheath comprising an elongate tunnel body extending between proximal and distal ends and a slit extending axially along the elongate tunnel body, and a suturing device couplable in a releasable manner to an endoscope. A reinsertion sheath for an endoscope comprises an elongate body comprising proximal and distal ends and a skin extending axially between the proximal and distal ends, and a slit extending along the shaft to allow circumferential expansion of the elongate body.
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公开(公告)号:US20240156527A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-16
申请号:US18423915
申请日:2024-01-26
Inventor: Sergey A. Bukesov , Kurt G. Shelton , Hiroyuki Kojo , Brian M. Talbot , Vladimir Polejaev
IPC: A61B18/24 , A61B1/00 , A61B1/018 , A61B1/06 , A61B5/107 , A61B18/26 , G01S7/481 , G01S17/08 , H01S5/02251 , H01S5/0683
CPC classification number: A61B18/24 , A61B1/000094 , A61B1/000096 , A61B1/00165 , A61B1/018 , A61B1/0655 , A61B5/1076 , A61B18/26 , G01S7/4813 , G01S17/08 , H01S5/02251 , H01S5/0683 , A61B2018/00642
Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for determining a distance between a distal end of an endoscope and a target during an endoscopic procedure are disclosed. A surgical laser feedback control system comprises a feedback analyzer and a controller. The feedback analyzer can receive at least two reflected signals from a target in response to electromagnetic radiation directed at the target. The at least two reflected signals correspond to respective different distances between a distal end of a device of a surgical laser system and the target. The feedback analyzer can determine a distance between the distal end of the device of the surgical laser system and the target based on the at least two reflected signals. The controller can generate a control signal to the surgical laser system to perform a predetermined operation based on the determined distance.
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公开(公告)号:US20240156509A1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-16
申请号:US18538054
申请日:2023-12-13
Inventor: Kester Julian Batchelor , Wayne Williams
CPC classification number: A61B18/1206 , A61B18/00 , A61B18/1233 , A61B18/14 , A61B18/1442 , A61B18/1445 , A61B2017/00017 , A61B2018/00702 , A61B2018/0075 , A61B2018/00755 , A61B2018/00767 , A61B2018/00928
Abstract: 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.
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公开(公告)号:US20240111048A1
公开(公告)日:2024-04-04
申请号:US18464573
申请日:2023-09-11
Inventor: Charles A. Baker , Divid Marcus
CPC classification number: G01S17/10 , A61B1/05 , A61B1/0676 , A61B18/24 , G01S7/4818 , G01S7/4865 , A61B2018/00577
Abstract: In a laser tissue ablation system, a distal end of an optical fiber can extend from an endoscope. The optical fiber can receive therapeutic laser light pulses at first times, receive measurement light pulses at second times, direct the therapeutic laser light pulses and the measurement light pulses toward a target, collect, as collected light pulses, at least some of the measurement light pulses that are reflected from the target, and direct, as return light pulses, at least some of the collected light pulses away from the distal end of the optical fiber. An optical detector can sense at least some of the return light pulses. Processor circuitry can perform a time-of-flight analysis of the sensed return light pulses to determine a spacing between the distal end of the optical fiber and the target and can generate a spacing data signal representing the determined spacing.
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