PLENOPTIC ENDOSCOPE WITH FIBER BUNDLE

    公开(公告)号:US20230062628A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US18047489

    申请日:2022-10-18

    Inventor: Azad Shademan

    Abstract: A plenoptic endoscope includes a fiber bundle with a distal end configured to receive light from a target imaging region, a sensor end disposed opposite the distal end, and a plurality of fiber optic strands each extending from the distal end to the sensor end. The plenoptic endoscope also includes an image sensor coupled to the sensor end of the fiber bundle, and a plurality of microlenses disposed between the image sensor and the sensor end of the fiber bundle, the plurality of microlens elements forming an array that receives light from one or more of the plurality of fiber optic strands of the fiber bundle and directs the light onto the image sensor. The plurality of microlens elements and the image sensor together form a plenoptic camera configured to capture information about a light field emanating from the target imaging region.

    ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR CONTROL USING DYNAMIC PROCESS VARIABLES

    公开(公告)号:US20230056328A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-23

    申请号:US17891811

    申请日:2022-08-19

    Abstract: An electrosurgical system includes an RF output stage configured to impart RF power between first and second electrodes; measurement circuitry measures current and voltage imparted between the first and second electrodes; a processing circuit calculates power and impedance, based upon the measured current and the measured voltage; the processing circuitry uses a proportional-integral-derivative control loop to control RF power imparted between the electrodes, based upon a selected one of the measured current, the measured voltage, calculated power, and the calculated impedance.

    Systems and methods of continuous registration for image-guided surgery

    公开(公告)号:US11583353B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-21

    申请号:US17353322

    申请日:2021-06-21

    Abstract: A method of continuously registering a model of anatomic passageways to a patient space includes: collecting a set of measured points along a flexible catheter as the catheter is inserted into the passageways, the measured points based on a shape of the catheter; assigning each measured point to a respective subset of a plurality of subsets based upon a depth of each measured point within the passageways; comparing the plurality of subsets to identify a first optimal subset; registering the model to the patient space based on a set of model points and the first optimal subset; collecting additional measured points; updating the plurality of subsets by assigning each additional measured point to a respective subset; comparing, after the updating, the plurality of subsets to identify a second optimal subset; and registering the model to the patient space based on the set of model points and the second optimal subset.

    SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH LOCKOUT MECHANISM

    公开(公告)号:US20230052074A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-16

    申请号:US17974627

    申请日:2022-10-27

    Inventor: Matthew Wixey

    Abstract: Surgical instruments, such as clamping and cutting instruments, are provided. In one aspect, a surgical stapling instrument comprises first and second jaws and a drive member configured to move in a distal direction through at least one of the jaws. The instrument further includes a locking member movable between a first position permitting distal translation of the drive member, and a second position impeding distal translation of the drive member, and a switch movable from a proximal position to a distal position. When the switch is in the proximal position, it releasably maintains the locking member in the first position, and when the switch is in the distal position, it allows the locking member to move to the second position. This inhibits or prevents actuation of a knife when there is a spent or previously fired cartridge loaded in the instrument.

    System and method for integrated surgical table

    公开(公告)号:US11576737B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-14

    申请号:US17217874

    申请日:2021-03-30

    Abstract: Integrated table motion includes a device including a control unit and an arm having one or more joints and a distal portion. The control unit is configured to receive a table movement request from a separate table, determine whether to allow the table movement request based on one or more of whether a type of movement in the table movement request is permitted, whether one or more instruments mounted to the device are within a field of view of an imaging device, or whether one or more instruments mounted to the device are withdrawn into respective cannulas, allow the table to perform the table movement request based on the determining; track movement of the table while the table performs the table movement request; and maintain, using the joint(s) and based on the tracked movement of the table, a position and/or an orientation of the distal portion relative to the table.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATED TO REGISTRATION FOR IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY

    公开(公告)号:US20230030727A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17965396

    申请日:2022-10-13

    Abstract: A system is configured to perform operations includes accessing a set of model points of a model of an anatomic structure of a patient, the model points being associated with a model space. A set of measured points of the anatomic structure of the patient are collected, the measured points being associated with a patient space. The set of model points are registered to the set of measured points using a first set of initial parameters to generate a first transformation. One or more sets of perturbed initial parameters are generated based on the first set of initial parameters. One or more perturbed registration processes are performed to register the set of model points to the set of measured points using the one or more sets of perturbed initial parameters respectively to generate corresponding perturbed transformations. A registration quality indicator is generated based on the first transformation and the one or more perturbed transformations.

    Preloaded surgical instrument interface

    公开(公告)号:US11564758B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US16831312

    申请日:2020-03-26

    Abstract: A surgical system includes a surgical instrument that is sensitive to backlash that would adversely affect the transmission of controlled torque and position to the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument is coupled to motors in a surgical instrument manipulator assembly via a mechanical interface. The combination of the mechanical interface and surgical instrument manipulator assembly have low backlash, e.g., less than 0.7 degrees. The backlash is controlled in the surgical instrument manipulator assembly. From the drive output disk in the surgical instrument manipulator assembly to the driven disk of the surgical instrument, the mechanical interface has zero backlash for torque levels used in surgical procedures.

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