ROBOTIC ASSISTED PROCEDURES
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240358551A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18656491

    申请日:2024-05-06

    摘要: Techniques for facilitating the removal of material from an anatomical structure with a robotic system are discussed herein. For example, the robotic system can include a first robotic component configured to control movement of a first device and a second robotic component configured to control movement of a second device. The first device and the second device can be controlled within a chamber of the anatomical structure to remove material from the chamber. For instance, the first device can be controlled to emit energy to break up the material into pieces and the second device can be controlled to remove the pieces from the chamber. In some cases, the first device can be controlled to gradually vary a parameter associated with the first device between a first value and a second value.

    HARD STOP PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    3.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240350219A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18649939

    申请日:2024-04-29

    摘要: Disclosed herein are apparatus and method for resisting external articulation of one or more joints of a manipulator assembly when the joints are approaching mechanical limits. For example, an articulable system may include a joint mechanism, an actuator coupled to the joint mechanism, a sensor system for sensing a joint state and a controller. The controller can operate the articulable system in an external articulation facilitation mode. The controller can command the actuator to resist movement of the joint in response to the joint state indicating the joint is moving toward a mechanical limit location with a joint velocity meeting a first velocity criterion. The controller can also command the actuator resist movement of the joint at a second joint position when the joint velocity meets a second criterion.

    ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE
    4.
    发明公开
    ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240350190A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18678260

    申请日:2024-05-30

    摘要: The present application provides an endoscopic device having at least one shaft, which has at least one portion deflectable in at least one plane, and having at least one deflection mechanism, which is configured to deflect the deflectable portion of the shaft and includes, arranged in series, at least one first connection member and at least one second connection member interacting for a deflection with the first connection member, and includes at least one flexurally slack control train, which is configured to adjust a deflection of the deflectable portion. At least the second connection member includes at least one connection member main body, which includes a passageway for guiding the control train, and at least one radial opening which is connected to the passageway and via which the control train is insertable into the passageway.