Viewing surgical scope for minimally invasive procedures
    5.
    发明授权
    Viewing surgical scope for minimally invasive procedures 失效
    观察微创手术的手术范围

    公开(公告)号:US06258083B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-10

    申请号:US09226594

    申请日:1999-01-06

    IPC分类号: A61B1818

    摘要: A viewing and treatment apparatus for performing minimally invasive surgery through an opening in a patient's chest, the apparatus includes a visualization scope with an elongated portion and a distal end, and a working device such as a tissue ablation energy delivery device. The working device is encompassed within a working channel that communicates with the distal end of the scope. In one embodiment, a bronchoscope is used whose catheter shafting includes an introducer sleeve at the distal section of the scope for providing stability during introduction to a patient's chest while stabilizing the treatment and visualization distal ends of the scope at a treatment site. This embodiment can include a needle piercing assembly that cooperatively works with the working device such as for drug delivery. In a second embodiment a rigid endoscope with a viewing channel has an introducer member that is slidably disposed and detachable from the viewing channel and has a transparent convex distal tip which provides non-articulation at the distal end. This introducer member can also be used in conjunction with the first embodiment where the catheter shaft requires non-articulation. Both types of visualization scopes include a working channel in which the working device can translationally egress from the scope's distal end. Additionally, the rigid introducer member can be modified to include a movable transparent rotatable member design for varying the direction which the working devices egresses the apparatus' distal end.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于通过患者胸部中的开口执行微创手术的观察和治疗装置,该装置包括具有细长部分和远端的可视化范围,以及诸如组织消融能量输送装置的工作装置。 工作装置被包围在与范围的远端相通的工作通道内。 在一个实施例中,使用支气管镜,其导管轴系在该范围的远端部分包括引导器套筒,用于在引入患者胸部期间提供稳定性,同时稳定治疗部位的治疗和可视化远端。 该实施例可以包括与工作装置协作工作的针穿刺组件,例如用于药物递送。 在第二实施例中,具有观察通道的刚性内窥镜具有可滑动地设置和可从观察通道拆卸的导引器构件,并且具有在远端提供非关节的透明凸顶端。 该导引器构件也可以与第一实施例结合使用,其中导管轴需要非关节运动。 这两种类型的可视化范围包括工作通道,工作设备可以在该工作通道中从示波器的远端平移出水。 此外,刚性导引器构件可以被修改为包括可移动的透明可旋转构件设计,用于改变工作装置排出装置的远端的方向。

    Viewing surgical scope for minimally invasive procedures

    公开(公告)号:US06174307B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-16

    申请号:US09227458

    申请日:1999-01-08

    IPC分类号: A61B1818

    摘要: A viewing and treatment apparatus for performing minimally invasive surgery through an opening in a patient's chest, the apparatus includes a visualization scope with an elongated portion and a distal end, and a working device such as a tissue ablation energy delivery device. The working device is encompassed within a working channel that communicates with the distal end of the scope. In one embodiment, a bronchoscope is used whose catheter shafting includes an introducer sleeve at the distal section of the scope for providing stability during introduction to a patient's chest while stabilizing the treatment and visualization distal ends of the scope at a treatment site. This embodiment can include a needle piercing assembly that cooperatively works with the work device such as for drug delivery. In a second embodiment a rigid endoscope with a viewing channel has an introducer member that is slidably disposed and detachable from the viewing channel and has a transparent convex distal tip which provides non-articulation at the distal end. This introducer member can also be used in conjunction with the first embodiment where the catheter shaft requires non-articulation. Both types of visualization scopes include a working channel in which the working device can translationally egress from the scope's distal end. Additionally, the rigid introducer member can be modified to include a movable transparent rotatable member design for varying the direction which the working devices egresses the apparatus' distal end. The preferred surgical procedure is transmyocardial revascularization and the preferred working device is an optical fiber element that is translatable from the distal end of the apparatus during the procedure. The working device can optionally include a flexible piercing needle with an internal lumen which allows translation of a working device such as an optical fiber or act as a conduit for drug delivery.

    Devices and methods for thermal ablation of biological tissue using geometric ablation patterns
    7.
    发明授权
    Devices and methods for thermal ablation of biological tissue using geometric ablation patterns 有权
    使用几何消融模式的生物组织的热消融的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09060782B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-23

    申请号:US12107034

    申请日:2008-04-21

    IPC分类号: A61B18/18 A61B18/14 A61B18/00

    摘要: A tissue ablation system including numerous components and methods is described herein for encircling target tissue and generating tissue ablation volumes in various biological tissues. The biological tissue includes tissue of a variety of organs of the human body including the liver, spleen, kidney, lung, breast and other organs, but is not so limited. The tissue ablation device comprises an energy source and at least one trocar coupled to the energy source, the trocar having a body, a proximal end, and a distal end. The trocar carries an electrode array that comprises a plurality of electrodes, each electrode of the plurality of electrodes is configured to extend from the trocar when moved from a retracted state to a deployed state, and to have at least one radius of curvature in the deployed state so that the electrode array forms a series of shaped electrodes in the deployed state.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述了包括许多组分和方法的组织消融系统,用于环绕靶组织并在各种生物组织中产生组织消融体积。 生物组织包括人体各种器官的组织,包括肝,脾,肾,肺,乳腺和其他器官,但不限于此。 组织消融装置包括能量源和耦合到能量源的至少一个套管针,套管针具有主体,近端和远端。 套针针携带包括多个电极的电极阵列,多个电极中的每个电极构造成当套管针从缩回状态移动到展开状态时延伸,并且在所展开的部分中具有至少一个曲率半径 使得电极阵列形成处于展开状态的一系列成形电极。

    Steering system and method of steering a machine
    8.
    发明授权
    Steering system and method of steering a machine 失效
    转向系统及转向机的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08340868B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-25

    申请号:US13242886

    申请日:2011-09-23

    IPC分类号: B62D11/00 B62D11/02

    摘要: A steering system for steering a machine having opposing first and second sides with first and second pairs of rotatably mounted rear wheels disposed along the respective sides and at least one rotatably mounted, spaced front wheel. The system includes at least one first drive unit and at least one second drive unit for rotating the rear wheels of the respective pairs, and a steering input device that provides a signal to a controller that produces drive unit request signals to control the drive units to rotate the associated rear wheels along one side at rotational speeds greater than those along the other side to facilitate turning.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于转向具有相对的第一和第二侧的机器的转向系统,其具有沿着相应侧面设置的第一和第二对可旋转地安装的后轮,以及至少一个可旋转地安装的间隔开的前轮。 该系统包括至少一个第一驱动单元和至少一个第二驱动单元,用于旋转各对的后轮;以及转向输入装置,其向产生驱动单元请求信号的控制器提供信号以控制驱动单元 以相对于沿着另一侧的旋转速度的旋转速度沿着一侧旋转相关联的后轮以便于转动。

    Machine having a multiple-ratio transmission
    9.
    发明申请
    Machine having a multiple-ratio transmission 失效
    具有多比率传输的机器

    公开(公告)号:US20090325762A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-31

    申请号:US12216111

    申请日:2008-06-30

    IPC分类号: B60W10/04 G06F19/00

    摘要: A method of operating a machine is disclosed. The machine may have a power system that includes a prime mover, a multiple-ratio transmission, a propulsion device, and power-system controls. The method may include propelling the machine by transmitting power from the prime mover to the propulsion device through the multiple-ratio transmission, while controlling operation of the prime mover and the multiple-ratio transmission with the power-system controls. This may include determining with the power-system controls at least one energy-efficiency estimate based at least in part on energy-efficiency characteristics of the prime mover and energy-efficiency characteristics of the multiple-ratio transmission. Controlling the prime mover and the multiple-ratio transmission may further include controlling a prime-mover operating speed of the prime mover and a transmission drive ratio of the multiple-ratio transmission based at least in part on the at least one energy-efficiency estimate.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种操作机器的方法。 该机器可以具有包括原动机,多比率变速器,推进装置和电力系统控制的动力系统。 该方法可以包括通过多比率变速器将动力从原动机传递到推进装置,同时利用动力系统控制来控制原动机和多比率变速器的运行。 这可以包括至少部分地基于原动机的能量效率特性和多比率变速器的能量效率特性来确定电力系统控制至少一个能量效率估计。 控制原动机和多比率变速器还可以包括至少部分地基于至少一个能量效率估计来控制原动机的原动机运行速度和多比率变速器的变速器传动比。

    Thermal ablation of biological tissue
    10.
    发明授权
    Thermal ablation of biological tissue 有权
    生物组织的热消融

    公开(公告)号:US07399299B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-15

    申请号:US10889756

    申请日:2004-07-12

    IPC分类号: A61B18/18

    CPC分类号: A61B18/148 A61B2018/00267

    摘要: An ablation device is described comprising an introducer and an electrode array. The electrode array couples to a distal end of the introducer. The electrode array includes a center member having a distal end configured to penetrate tissue and a plurality of electrodes. Proximal and distal ends of each electrode are relatively fixed. The electrodes are dynamically configurable from a retracted state to a deployed state in which the electrodes form a relatively spherical shape in a tissue volume.

    摘要翻译: 描述了包括导引器和电极阵列的消融装置。 电极阵列耦合到导引器的远端。 电极阵列包括具有构造成穿透组织的远端和多个电极的中心构件。 每个电极的近端和远端相对固定。 电极可以从缩回状态动态地配置到展开状态,其中电极在组织体积中形成相对球形的形状。