Smart surgical tools and augmenting devices

P Dario, B Hannaford… - IEEE transactions on …, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this survey paper, the authors analyze the general structure of robotic systems for
computer-assisted surgery, present a classification of such systems based on the degree of" …

Surgical instrument including housing, a cutting accessory that extends from the housing and actuators that establish the position of the cutting accessory relative to …

TJ Bozung - US Patent 9,707,043, 2017 - Google Patents
An instrument for treating tissue during a medical procedure includes a hand-held portion
and a working portion. The hand-held portion is manually supported and moved by a user …

Robotic surgical instruments with a fluid flow control system for irrigation, aspiration, and blowing

P Millman, D Bailey, D Hoornaert, DS Mintz… - US Patent …, 2012 - Google Patents
In one embodiment of the invention, a robotic surgical instrument is provided for the control
of flows of one or more fluids into and out of a surgical site. The robotic surgical instrument …

Modular and cooperative medical devices and related systems and methods

SM Farritor, M Rentschler, A Lehman - US Patent 8,974,440, 2015 - Google Patents
Related US Application Data Provisional application No. 60/956,032, filed on Aug. 15, 2007,
provisional application No. 60/990,076, filed on Nov. 26, 2007, provisional application No …

Full thickness resection device

RD Adams - US Patent 6,605,078, 2003 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Resection procedures involve excising a portion of an
organ, approximating the surrounding tissue together to close up the hole created by the …

System and method for advancing, orienting, and immobilizing on internal body tissue a catheter or other therapeutic device

MJ Sklar, H Ring - US Patent 8,535,304, 2013 - Google Patents
This invention provides a system and method that allows a therapeutic device, such as an
atrial fibrillation microwave ablation catheter or ablation tip to be guided to a remote location …

Tendon-driven endoscope and methods of insertion

RM Ohline, JM Tartaglia, A Belson, AT Roth… - US Patent …, 2005 - Google Patents
A steerable, tendon-driven endoscope is described herein. The endoscope has an
elongated body with a manually or selectively steerable distal portion and an automatically …

Endoscope having a guide tube

R Jaffe, JM Tartaglia, A Belson - US Patent 6,837,846, 2005 - Google Patents
An endoscope having a guide tube is described herein. The assembly has an endoscope
which is slidably insertable within the lumen of a guide tube. The guide tube is configured to …

Endoscope with adjacently positioned guiding apparatus

JM Tartaglia, WA Keller, A Belson… - US Patent …, 2006 - Google Patents
Continuation-in-part of application No. 10/087,100, filed on Mar. 1, 2002, now Pat. No.
6,800,056, which is a continu ation-in-part of application No. 09/969,927, filed on Oct. 2 …

Robotic surgical devices, systems and related methods

S Farritor, D Oleynikov, J Murphy, S Varanelli… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
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