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6783524 Robotic surgical tool with ultrasound cauterizing and cutting instrument  
A surgical instrument for enhancing robotic surgery generally includes an elongate shaft with an ultrasound probe, an end effector at the distal end of the shaft, and a base at the proximal end of...
6783523 Unified systems and methods for controlling use and operation of a family of different treatment devices  
Unified systems and methods enable control of the use and operation of a family of different treatment devices, to treat dysfunction in different regions of the body.
6761698 Ultrasonic operation system  
An ultrasonic operation system includes: a transmission cable that is connected detachably, through a connector, to a connector receptacle in a main apparatus unit; plural types of transducers...
6758843 Remote center positioner  
The invention is directed to a remote center positioner used to support an instrument and provide a center of spherical rotation, remote from any bearings or mechanical supports, at a desired...
6755816 Method for safely and efficiently navigating magnetic devices in the body  
A method of turning a medical device, having a magnetically responsive element associated with its distal end, at an operating point within an operating region inside a patient's body from an...
6755815 Surgical instruments for minimally invasive surgical procedures  
The present invention provides a group or kit of surgical instruments for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures. In one embodiment, the invention is an instrument with a generally central...
6752812 Remote actuation of trajectory guide  
A surgical method and apparatus for accurately aligning the trajectory of, guiding of, and introducing or withdrawal of an instrument is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base which has a movable...
6749601 Protective sleeve for an endoscopic instrument and related method of use  
A protective sleeve for use with an endoscopic surgical instrument is provided. The protective sleeve includes a flexible tube having an opening at each end of the tube and a length to cover a...
6748298 Method for limiting the force action of a robot part  
In order to reduce the risk of damage on external objects, material articles or persons during the operation of a robot, particularly a miniature robot, the invention provides a method for limiting...
6746443 Roll-pitch-roll surgical tool  
A robotic surgical tool includes an elongate shaft having a working end and a shaft axis, and a pair of linking arms each having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is pivotally...
6743249 Treatment device for photodynamic therapy and method for making same  
A light-emitting treatment device including one or more light-emitting elements disposed in a flexible and stretchable pad (or a body-conforming shaped article) defining a skin- or tissue-adhering...
6743220 Grasper device for use in minimally invasive surgery  
A surgical instrument for use by a surgeon for grasping a tissue of a surgical patient without causing a crush injury of the tissue is disclosed. The instrument includes an elongate shaft having...
6740081 Electrosurgery with improved control apparatus and method  
In electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical generator providing power through an electrode, and a laser providing laser energy through an optical fiber. The electrode optical fiber and a...
6733495 Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling use of medical devices  
A device ( 26 ) carries a use monitoring element ( 82,114 ) that possesses a state or condition that changes in response to use of the device and that is sensed when the device is presented for...
6733492 Laser treatment apparatus  
A laser treatment apparatus which is used to treat an affected part of a patient by irradiating a treatment laser beam to the affected part is disclosed. The apparatus includes a laser irradiation...
6731988 System and method for remote endoscopic surgery  
A teleoperator system with telepresence is shown which includes right and left hand controllers ( 72 R and 72 L) for control of right and left manipulators ( 24 R and 24 L) through use of a...
6728599 Modularity system for computer assisted surgery  
A medical system that allows a medical device to be controlled by one of two input devices. The input devices may be consoles that contain handles and a screen. The medical devices may include...
6723088 Laparoscopic porting  
A retaining collar for laparoscopic surgery includes a compressible and elastic body that has an inner periphery and an outer periphery where the inner periphery forms a conduit for receiving and...
6723087 Apparatus and method for performing surgery on a patient  
The invention provides an apparatus and method for performing surgery on a patient. The surgical apparatus includes an input device, at least one hydraulic amplifier operably attached to the input...
6723043 Methods and devices for inserting and manipulating surgical instruments  
The present invention is directed to a surgical instrument assembly that includes an operative element and an insertion instrument removably engageable to the operative element. The insertion...
6719752 Endoscopic treatment instrument  
In an endoscopic treatment instrument, a flexible tube has an area (A) which is to be located within an curved area ( 13 ) of an endoscope and which has a flattened cross-sectional shape.
6716219 Surgical operation system  
The invention relates to an operation system for supporting microsurgery operations, e.g., operations through which the natural crystalline lens is replaced by an artificial intraocular lens. The...
6716209 Loop ostomy device and methods for its use  
A loop ostomy device includes a flexible rod having coupling members at its ends. The rod is rigid enough to support a bowel loop but flexible enough to bend into a loop and couple its ends...
6702805 Manipulator  
A manipulator for producing a remote center of revolute motion is provided. The manipulator includes a base and a first parallelogram linkage mechanism including a first link pivotally mounted to...
6702804 Method for safely and efficiently navigating magnetic devices in the body  
A method of turning a medical device, having a magnetically responsive element associated with its distal end, at an operating point within an operating region inside a patient's body from an...
6699235 Platform link wrist mechanism  
The present invention provides a robotic surgical tool for use in a robotic surgical system to perform a surgical operation. The robotic surgical tool includes a wrist mechanism disposed near the...
6692485 Articulated apparatus for telemanipulator system  
An articulated apparatus is disclosed that includes an actuator base and a plurality of serially coupled link members that are mutually joined to one another at a plurality of joints. Each of the...
6689123 Apparatus and method for securing a stent on a balloon  
Apparatus and method for securing a stent to a balloon catheter. A first clamping portion and a second clamping portion are arranged for movement toward and away from each other and are provided...
6689122 Endoscopic instrument  
An endoscopic instrument of the present invention comprises a flexible insert section capable of being passed through a forceps channel of an endoscope, an operating wire located in a bore of the...
6689062 Method and apparatus for transesophageal cardiovascular procedures  
A minimally invasive approach implementing the concept of transesophageal access to the heart and surrounding structures is described which allows intra and extra cardiac procedures to be performed...
6685698 Roll-pitch-roll surgical tool  
A robotic surgical tool includes an elongate shaft having a working end and a shaft axis, and a pair of linking arms each having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end is pivotally...
6684129 Master having redundant degrees of freedom  
An input device for robotic surgical techniques and other applications has a handle supported by a linkage with a redundant degree of freedom, the joints being movable with at least one more degree...
6679875 Medical treatment system  
A medical treatment system has medical treatment equipment and a control device that controls the operation of this medical treatment equipment. The medical treatment equipment has an operation...
6679874 Ratcheting mechanism for endoscopic instruments  
A incremental rotational displacement mechanism is provided. The mechanism includes a circular detent housing having a plurality of detents arranged along the circumference of the detent housing. A...
6676669 Surgical manipulator  
The present invention provides a surgical manipulator which capable of manipulating a surgical or medical tool in up to six degrees of freedom. The manipulator has a relatively lightweight, compact...
6676668 Articulating stone basket  
A medical retrieval device includes a handle, two gear racks movably mounted to the handle for longitudinal movement, and a pinion rotatably mounted to the handle so as to engage the two gear...
6669702 Modular tool connection assembly  
A modular tool connection assembly includes a housing which defines the main axis of assembly with a linear bore for containing the components of the assembly. The housing contains a connector...
6666854 Endoscopic surgical instrument  
The present invention relates to an instrument for endoscopic surgical instrument. The invention is characterized by a single control element whose orientation enables the distal part of the...
6663617 Devices for creating vascular grafts by vessel distension using fixed post and moveable driver elements  
Devices and methods are provided for forming a vascular graft by axially distending a blood vessel to induce growth. The device preferably comprises a stretching mechanism which includes (i) a...
6663616 Set of surgical instruments  
The invention relates to a surgical set of instruments used to treat surfaces of cartilage, bone or body tissue, which set comprises a surgical instrument 1 and a guide device 2 to guide said...
6659998 Mappable foot controller for microsurgical system  
A microsurgical system, and a method of mapping the surgical functions of the microsurgical system to a foot controller operatively coupled with the system, are disclosed. The microsurgical system...
6659997 Operating tool  
An operating tool ( 1, 1 a ) for use in the operating room comprises a grip part ( 2, 2 a ) and a tool part ( 3, 3 a ) which is firmly connected to this grip part ( 2, 2 a ), with the connection of...
6651478 Assembly for crimping an intraluminal device or measuring the radial strength of the intraluminal device and method of use  
An assembly is provided which can crimp or compress an intraluminal device or measure the radial strength of an intraluminal device. The device includes a stationary disk and a drive disk for...
6646541 General purpose distributed operating room control system  
A control system for controlling a plurality of medical devices. The control system includes a controller that receives select and control commands from an input device. The controller compares the...
6645197 Method and apparatus for minimizing the risk of air embolism when performing a procedure in a patient's thoracic cavity  
An apparatus for minimizing the risk of air embolism includes an instrument delivery member 2 having a gas outlet 38 for delivering gas into a patient's thoracic cavity. The gas is directed...
6645196 Guided tool change  
A guided tool change procedure is employed in minimally invasive robotic surgery to guide a new tool quickly and precisely, after a tool change operation, back into close proximity to the operating...
6641576 Devices for creating vascular grafts by vessel distension using rotatable elements  
Devices and methods are provided for forming a vascular graft by axially distending a blood vessel to induce growth. The device preferably comprises a stretching mechanism which includes (i) a...
6635050 Ostomy siting device  
An ostomy siting device for determining and marking the position of a possible stoma comprising a stoma simulating first element and a second element simulating an adhesive wafer of an ostomy...
6626892 Medical instrument  
A medical instrument for performing a procedure on body tissue, including: an elongated tool carrier member having a distal end; an operating tool mounted at the distal end; an operating mechanism...
6623423 Surgical operation system  
A plurality of handpieces used to perform an operation is connected to a main operation apparatus, which generates a driving signal, through connectors formed on the main apparatus. When an...