Surgical instrument with extended reach for use in minimally invasive surgery
    16.
    发明授权
    Surgical instrument with extended reach for use in minimally invasive surgery 有权
    手术器械具有延伸到微创手术的用途

    公开(公告)号:US06312435B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-11-06

    申请号:US09415949

    申请日:1999-10-08

    IPC分类号: A61B1900

    摘要: An improved surgical instrument, which can advantageously be used in the field of minimally invasive surgery, is provided. A method of performing a surgical procedure with such an improved surgical instrument is also provided. The improved surgical instrument includes an elongate shaft defining opposed ends. An end effector is mounted on one of the ends of the shaft. The end effector has at least one finger pivotally connected at the one end of the shaft selectively to be displaceable angularly about an end effector pivot axis at the one end of the shaft, such that a free end of the finger is displaceable about the end effector pivot axis. The finger has a length, defined between its free end and the end effector pivot axis, of at least 18 mm.

    摘要翻译: 提供了可以有利地用于微创手术领域的改进的外科器械。 还提供了用这种改进的外科器械执行外科手术的方法。 改进的手术器械包括限定相对端的细长轴。 端部执行器安装在轴的一端上。 末端执行器具有至少一个手指,其枢转地连接在轴的一端,以在轴的一端处围绕末端执行器枢转轴线成角度地移位,使得手指的自由端可围绕末端执行器移位 枢轴。 手指在其自由端和端部执行器枢转轴线之间具有至少18mm的长度。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEETH CLEANING
    17.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20160278897A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-29

    申请号:US15178995

    申请日:2016-06-10

    申请人: Frederic H. Moll

    发明人: Frederic H. Moll

    IPC分类号: A61C17/22 A61C17/34 A46B9/04

    摘要: Embodiments are described wherein a system for brushing the teeth of a person comprises a master input device; a flexible teeth tray configured to at least partially encapsulate one or more of the teeth in a flexible substrate material, the flexible teeth tray comprising one or more vibratory transducers removably coupled to one or more brushing panels; and a controller operatively coupled to the master input device and the one or more vibratory transducers; wherein subject to an input from the master input device, the controller is configured to cause reciprocating brushing motion of the one or more brushing panels against a surface of the one or more encapsulated teeth, to clean the one or more teeth.

    Balloon visualization for traversing a tissue wall
    18.
    发明授权
    Balloon visualization for traversing a tissue wall 有权
    用于穿过组织壁的气球可视化

    公开(公告)号:US08172747B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-08

    申请号:US10949032

    申请日:2004-09-24

    IPC分类号: A61B6/00

    摘要: Systems and methods for controllably traversing a tissue wall. In one embodiment, a distal end of a catheter is positioned and/or repositioned utilizing direct visualization out the distal end of the catheter, as facilitated by an imaging element disposed within the distal tip of the catheter. An inflatable balloon may comprise a portion of the distal tip of the catheter for structural and/or visualization media purposes. A tissue traversing element may be forwarded through a working lumen defined by the catheter and controllably pushed through a tissue wall as observed with the imaging element. The tissue traversing element may comprise sensors and the like to facilitate monitoring of changes in pressure, color, oxygen saturation, flow rate, and echo timing, to determine the position of the tissue traversing member relative to the tissue wall.

    摘要翻译: 用于可控地穿过组织壁的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中,通过设置在导管的远端中的成像元件来促进导管的远端,利用从导管的远端直接可视化来定位和/或重新定位导管。 可充气气囊可以包括用于结构和/或可视化媒体目的的导管的远侧末端的一部分。 组织移动元件可以通过由导管限定的工作腔进入,并且如通过成像元件所观察到的,可控地推动通过组织壁。 组织移动元件可以包括传感器等,以便于监测压力,颜色,氧饱和度,流速和回波定时的变化,以确定组织横向构件相对于组织壁的位置。