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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130400 | FLEXIBLE INSTRUMENT A robotic medical system comprises a catheter having an elongated shaft with a plurality of flexible segments spaced apart along the catheter, and a drive unit coupled to the catheter. The catheter may have a plurality of cables respectively terminating at the flexible ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130399 | Cooperative Minimally Invasive Telesurgical System Improved robotic surgical systems, devices, and methods include selectably associatable master/slave pairs, often having more manipulator arms than will be moved simultaneously by the two hands of a surgeon. Four manipulator arms can support an image capture device, a l... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130401 | ERGONOMIC AND SEMI-AUTOMATIC MANIPULATOR, AND APPLICATIONS TO INSTRUMENTS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY A manipulator includes a control unit (1), with handle (4) and control buttons (4a-4d), and a connecting arm (2) which, at its proximal end (2a), carries the control unit (1) and, at its distal end (<... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120109152 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A HAPTIC DEVICE AS AN INPUT DEVICE The invention generally pertains to a combination of a haptic device with a computer-assisted surgery system. The haptic device may be used as an input device, allowing information to pass from the user to the computer-assisted surgery system, and providing functionalit... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109151 | System and Computer Assisted Surgery The present invention relates to a system and method of computer assisted surgery in soft tissue. The system comprises a navigated instrument (14) suitable to be inserted into a living object's soft tissue body part, wherein said navigated instrument (14) ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109150 | HAPTIC GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD A surgical apparatus includes a surgical device, configured to be manipulated by a user to perform a procedure on a patient, and a computer system. The computer system is programmed to implement control parameters for controlling the surgical device to provide at least ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083799 | INTERFACE MECHANISM BETWEEN A DETACHABLE SHAFT AND A STERILIZING DRAPE An interface mechanism comprising: a ring defining an opening and configured for sealingly receiving a shaft there through, the ring comprising: an inner portion; and an outer portion, wherein the inner portion is sealingly coupled with a portion of a distal end of a me... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080040 | STERILE DRAPE HAVING MULTIPLE DRAPE INTERFACE MECHANISMS A sterile drape configured for isolating a portion of a surgical device within a sterile environment, comprising: a plurality of drape interface mechanisms comprising: at least one drape/handle interface mechanism comprising a first ring defining a first opening through... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083800 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFINING A TRANSITION POINT OF A FOOT PEDAL OF AN OPHTHALMIC SURGERY SYSTEM An ophthalmic surgery system includes an ophthalmic surgical console and a foot control assembly operably coupled to the ophthalmic surgical console and including a foot pedal depressible through a range of motion. The range of motion includes a first region for control... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083802 | OFFSET REMOTE CENTER MANIPULATOR FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY Medical, surgical, and/or robotic devices and systems often including offset remote center parallelogram manipulator linkage assemblies which constrains a position of a surgical instrument during minimally invasive robotic surgery are disclosed. The improved remote cent... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083801 | TOOL GRIP CALIBRATION FOR ROBOTIC SURGERY Telerobotic, telesurgical, and surgical robotic devices, systems, and methods selectively calibrate end effector jaws by bringing the jaw elements into engagement with each other. Commanded torque signals may bring the end effector elements into engagement while monitor... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071891 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HAND GESTURE CONTROL IN A MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL SYSTEM In a minimally invasive surgical system, a hand tracking system tracks a location of a sensor element mounted on part of a human hand. A system control parameter is generated based on the location of the part of the human hand. Operation of the minimally invasive surgic... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071892 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HAND PRESENCE DETECTION IN A MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL SYSTEM In a minimally invasive surgical system, a hand tracking system tracks a location of a sensor element mounted on part of a human hand. A system control parameter is generated based on the location of the part of the human hand. Operation of the minimally invasive surgic... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071895 | ANTI-BUCKLING MECHANISMS AND METHODS Anti-buckling devices for supporting flexible elongated members are described herein. In one variation, an anti-buckling device includes a first coupler for coupling to a first device, a second coupler for coupling to a second device that is configured to position a cat... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071894 | ROBOTIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Systems and methods for robotically controlling flexible medical apparatus are described herein. In one embodiment, a robotic surgical system includes a flexible elongated member, a first member movably disposed around at least a portion of the flexible elongated member... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071893 | Robotic Guided Femoral Head Reshaping A method of performing hip surgery with a robotic guided system on a patient with femoral acetabular impingement can include identifying the femoral acetabular impingement on the patient. Data related to a proximal femur and an acetabulum of the patient is acquired. A t... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071794 | Robotic System for Delivering Energy for Treatment of Skin of a Subject A robotic system for delivering energy for medical or cosmetic treatment of a region of skin of a subject includes a multi-axis robotic arm mounted on a base and terminating at a holder. An applicator for delivering energy to the skin is mounted in the holder. The holde... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120053597 | MOBILE ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM A mobile robotic surgical system which includes a mobile surgical robot for use in a mobile or confined environment and a control station in communication with the mobile surgical robot over a network. The mobile surgical robot includes a controller for controlling oper... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046669 | RETROGRADE INSTRUMENT A minimally invasive surgical instrument includes a U-turn mechanism that transmits actuating forces around a U-turn. The U-turn mechanism is coupled between segments of the instrument and has a bend radius that is smaller than flexible arms having a similar cross secti... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046668 | ROBOTIC SURGERY SYSTEM A surgical apparatus, system and methodology are provided that may be utilized to treat a plurality of medical conditions. A robotic apparatus may be utilized in the treatment of a medical condition or to assist a medical professional in a surgical procedure. Additional... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041450 | MINIMAL ACCESS TOOL A minimal access tool includes a frame arranged to be attached to an arm of a user, a tool shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, where the tool shaft proximal end is connected to the frame. The tool further includes an input joint having a first end connected to... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035617 | ARTICULABLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT An instrument includes, a lumen, a handpiece affixed to the proximal end of the lumen and including an actuator, a proximal articulable segment, the proximal end of the proximal articulable segment pivotably attached to the distal end of the lumen, an actuation cable ex... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029529 | MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME A medical robotic system and method for controlling the system are provided to precisely measure contact force during the minimally invasive surgery. In one embodiment, a medical robotic system includes an input device, a robotic arm assembly, a surgical instrument oper... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022553 | Side Looking Minimally Invasive Surgery Instrument Assembly Two surgical instruments are inserted through a guide tube. The surgical instruments exit at an intermediate position of the guide tube and are oriented to be substantially parallel to the guide tube's longitudinal axis as they exit. A stereoscopic image capture compone... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022554 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT The invention relates to a surgical instrument (1) comprising:
| 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022552 | Method For Operating A Medical Robot, A Medical Robot, And A Medical Workstation A method for operating a medical robot, a medical robot, and a medical work station. The invention relates to a method for operating a medical robot (2). The robot (2) includes a robot arm (5) having a plurality of memb... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120010629 | SURGICAL ASSEMBLY WITH FLEXIBLE ARM A surgical assembly includes a tensioner having a first end and a second end. A tension member extends from the first end of the tensioner. A mounting member is connected to the second end of the tensioner. An arm extends from the first end of the tensioner and includes... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120010628 | Sheaths for Jointed Instruments Sheaths for medical instruments cover wrist mechanisms to provide a barrier to infiltration of biological material into the instrument, electrical isolation of energized portions of the instrument, seal the instrument to help maintain cavity pressure within a patient, o... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120004668 | ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM A robotic catheter system includes a controller with a master input device. An instrument driver is in communication with the controller and has a guide instrument interface including a plurality of guide instrument drive elements responsive to control signals generated... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110319910 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING A SHAPEABLE INSTRUMENT Systems and methods are described herein that improve control of a shapeable or steerable instrument using shape data. Additional methods include of controlling a shapeable instrument within an anatomical region using a robotic medical system.... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110319913 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PERCUTANEOUS COCHLEAR IMPLANTATION A method and apparatus of percutaneous cochlear implantation (PCI). In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of (a) implanting a plurality of anchor members in a skull of a patient surrounding an ear of the patient, (b) attaching a docking frame to the plurality... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110319912 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR REMOTE-CONTROLLED ACTUATOR A remote controlled actuator (5) includes an actuator main body (10), a distal end member (2) fitted to a distal end of a spindle guide section (3) of the actuator main body (10) for alteration in attitude, and a tool (1) rotata... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110319911 | REMOTELY CONTROLLING AN ARTICULATING SURGICAL INSTRUMENT A surgical device for remotely controlling an articulating surgical instrument comprises an articulating surgical instrument, a control portion, and a slave portion. The control portion is configured for receiving motion inputs in a plurality of degrees of freedom from ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110313428 | Bracing of Bundled Medical Devices for Single Port Entry, Robotically Assisted Medical Procedures Medical devices robotically manipulated by a medical robotic system for performing a medical procedure on a patient are bundled together as a bundled unit and inserted into the patient through a single entry port. Bracing of the bundled unit at the surgical site so as t... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110306985 | Surgical Assistance System A surgical assistance system for operating on biological tissue using a surgical tool attached to an arm of an automatically-controlled surgical instrument so that an optimal feed rate of the tool is calculated and outputted to the surgical instrument, the system includ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110306986 | SURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEM USING AUGMENTED REALITY, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME Disclosed are a surgical robot system using augmented reality or history information and a control method thereof. A master interface for a surgical robot is provided, where the master interface is configured to be mounted on a master robot, which is configured to contr... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110301615 | CATHETER AND SYSTEM FOR USING SAME The present invention describes a system for controlling a thin flexible thermoplastic catheter. The system includes a plurality of shape memory alloy filaments attached to the distal end of the catheter, each filament having a phase and a temperature; a means for recei... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301616 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL HANDLE FOR A MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM A handle used to control movement of a medical instrument. The medical instrument may be coupled to a robotic aim that is connected to a controller. The medical instrument may have a plurality of functions such as wrist locking and motion scaling. One of the functions m... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110295268 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MASTER INPUT SCALING Embodiments are described for automating aspects of minimally invasive therapeutic treatment of patients. A robotic medical instrument system, comprising an elongate instrument having proximal and distal ends; a controller configured to selectively actuate one or more m... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110295270 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A CONTROL UNIT OF A ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND REMOTE SENSOR A surgical instrument for use with a robotic system that has a control unit and a shaft portion that includes an electrically conductive elongated member that is attached to a portion of the robotic system. The elongated member is configured to transmit control motions ... | 12/01/2011 |
