Systems and methods for microwave ablation of tissue. A probe includes a transmission line, and an electrical short provides a choke with a tube. A sheath may be coaxially disposed over the tube and define fluid ports, and a distal infusion path in fluid communication path with a proximal infusion path through an aperture in the tube. The choke may be floating with shorted conductive tubes coaxially disposed opposite a non-conductive tube. The probe may be a double- slot architecture with the choke at a position proximal to the proximal slot. Methods may include providing real-time estimations of tissue condition and/or lesion size. A frequency sweep may be performed from which the relative permittivity of the tissue may be determined. Distances to reflection points of tissue boundaries may be determined in a time domain spectrum, from which a characteristic of the ablation procedure may be provided on a display.
A61B 18/18 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
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TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING INCONCLUSIVE OR DISAGREEING RESULTS IN ANALYSES OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
An example method includes generating first filtered data by applying a first filter to physiological parameter data representing the physiological parameter; generating second filtered data by applying a second filter to the physiological parameter data; and determining a first index by analyzing the first filtered data. The example method further includes determining that the first index is greater than a first threshold and lower than a second threshold; and in response to determining that the first index is greater than the first threshold and lower than the second threshold, displaying the second filtered data. Upon expiration of a time period after outputting the second filtered data, the method further includes determining a second index by analyzing the first filtered data; generating a first treatment recommendation by analyzing the second index; and displaying the first treatment recommendation.
A method for assessing fluorescence imaging agent-based visual enhancement in a color image in which a fluorescence imaging agent signal is represented by a first color, the method including: identifying at least one first region of the color image that is encompassed by a portion of anatomy or pathology of interest in which the fluorescence imaging agent is present; identifying at least one second region of the color image that is not encompassed by the anatomy or pathology of interest; and determining a measure of visual enhancement of the anatomy or pathology of interest in the color image by comparing a contribution of the first color relative to other colors in the at least one first region to a contribution of the first color relative to the other colors in the at least one second region.
A catheter (10) includes: a first tubular structure; a second tubular structure, wherein the first tubular structure (202) and the second tubular structure (204) are arranged serially with respect to each other along a longitudinal axis of the catheter; and a polymeric connector (220) located between (1) a part of the first tubular structure at an end of the first tubular structure and (2) a part of the second tubular structure at an end of the second tubular structure; wherein the polymeric connector is configured to couple the first tubular structure and the second tubular structure to each other, and/or to prevent the first tubular structure and the second tubular structure from separating from each other.
A tubular support structure for use in an elongate intravascular medical device comprises an elongate tubular body, a patterned frame structure formed within the elongate tubular body, an inner lumen axially disposed within the elongate tubular body, and a first set of floating tabs axially spaced apart along the patterned frame structure. Each of the first set of floating tabs has a cantilevered end affixed to the patterned frame structure and a free end configured for translating relative to the patterned frame structure and then engaging the patterned frame structure as the tubular support structure is laterally deflected in a first bending direction.
A medical device (100) includes: an elongate member having a proximal end (112), a distal end (114), and a body (116) extending from the proximal end to the distal end; a blunt tip (182) at or coupled to the distal end of the elongate member; and a radiopaque coil (190) coupled to the elongate member; wherein the radiopaque coil is shapable and has a shape-retention characteristic, and wherein the shapable radiopaque coil with the shape-retention characteristic has a bending stiffness that is at least 10% of a bending stiffness of the medical device.
A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, etc., includes a frame, a plurality of force sensors adapted to detect a weight supported by the frame, an actuator, a control panel, and a controller. The controller is adapted to detect if a change in the weight exceeds a threshold amount while the actuator is moving a component of the patient support apparatus, to provide an indication to a user that contact with an obstruction has been made if the change in the weight exceeds the threshold amount, and to determine a location of the contact on the patient support apparatus. The controller may alternatively, or additionally, allow a user to change a value of the threshold, to display a recovery control on a touch screen, to use different threshold amounts for different locations, and/or take other actions in response to, and/or regarding, detecting an obstruction.
A61G 7/015 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A SURGICAL PUMP USING ENDOSCOPIC VIDEO DATA
A method for coordinating the operation of a surgical instrument and a surgical pump to control fluid pressure in an internal anatomy of a patient during a surgical procedure includes: receiving video data captured by an imaging device configured to image the internal anatomy of the patient; automatically determining a presence of a surgical instrument in the internal anatomy of the patient based on the received video data; and in response to determining that the surgical instrument is present in the internal anatomy of the patient, initiating a suction associated with the surgical instrument prior to activation of the surgical instrument.
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
A61B 1/317 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor for introducing through surgical openings, e.g. laparoscopes for bones or joints, e.g. osteoscopes, arthroscopes
A61B 18/12 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
A patient support apparatus for use in removably securing an oxygen bottle is provided. A bottle holder assembly is operatively attached to an intermediate frame for concurrent movement between a plurality of vertical configurations. The bottle holder assembly includes a mount and a receptacle supporting a stop and including an inlet shaped to receive an end of the oxygen bottle. The receptacle is arranged for movement relative to the mount between a stow position to secure the oxygen bottle along a receptacle axis with the end of the oxygen bottle abutting the stop and an exchange position to facilitate movement of the oxygen bottle along the receptacle axis. Movement of the receptacle from the stow position to the exchange position moves the inlet relative to the intermediate frame to present the oxygen bottle for exchange along the receptacle axis.
Systems and methods for deploying an implant. An introducer device includes an actuator, a shaft, a tensioning element coupled to the actuator, and an anchor coupled to the tensioning element. The implant includes a proximal neck configured to be removably disposed within a distal portion of the shaft. The proximal neck defines a notch sized to receive the anchor such that the distal portion of the shaft covers the anchor and prevents separation of the anchor from the notch with the tensioning element in a tensioned state. The actuator is configured to be actuated to release tension on the tensioning element so as to permit removal of the proximal neck from the distal portion of the shaft and separation of the anchor from the notch to decouple the implant from the introducer device. The anchor and the proximal notch may include complementary sloped surfaces to facilitate the separation.
A surgical power tool assembly is provided. The assembly includes a handpiece and a pin driver attachment coupled to the handpiece. The handpiece includes a motor and a controller for operating the motor. A trigger is movably coupled to a housing of the handpiece. The controller controls a speed of the motor based on an actuated position of the trigger. An output drive is coupled to the motor and is rotated by the motor about an axis. An actuation surface of the trigger is moveable relative to the housing such that the actuation surface is closer to the axis in the actuated position than in the unactuated position. The pin driver attachment includes a housing for coupling to the handpiece. The pin driver attachment may include a lever to clamp a surgical pin to drive the surgical pin into bone.
An intravascular implant delivery system comprises an intravascular implant having a tubular implant body and a central implant lumen. The system further comprises a delivery catheter having an elongate sheath body and an inner sheath lumen. The intravascular implant is disposed within the inner sheath lumen when in a compressed delivery configuration. The system further comprises a pusher member assembly slidably disposed in the inner sheath lumen. The pusher member assembly comprises an elongate pusher member and a friction pad having a radially compressed state and a radially expanded state. The friction pad is disposed within the central implant lumen when in the radially compressed state. The friction pad comprises a tubular pad body and a central pad lumen in which the pusher member is disposed. The tubular pad body has an elastomeric base material and modulating elements embedded within and axially extending along the elastomeric base material.
A61F 2/966 - Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts having an outer sleeve with relative longitudinal movement between outer sleeve and prosthesis, e.g. using a push rod
A61F 2/95 - Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts
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ESTABLISHING WIRELESS DATA CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MEDICAL DEVICES
Systems, methods, and computer program products for establishing wireless connections between user interface devices and surgical devices. A medical system includes a surgical device remote from a user interface device. A wireless data connection between the surgical and the user interface device is facilitated by a cartridge forming a functional component of the surgical device during operation of the surgical device to perform a surgical task. The cartridge includes a tag having data stored thereon. The tag is read with the user interface device and the surgical device, and the surgical device and the user interface device are paired to establish a wireless connection based on the data read from the tag.
G16H 20/40 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
G16H 40/40 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management of medical equipment or devices, e.g. scheduling maintenance or upgrades
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME PROCESSING OF MEDICAL IMAGING DATA UTILIZING AN EXTERNAL PROCESSING DEVICE
The present disclosure relates to system architectures for real-time processing and displaying of medical imaging data with no or reduced latency. An exemplary system for generating a video of a surgery can comprise: a processor configured to execute a plurality of instructions for a machine-learning model stored on a memory and a programmable circuit communicatively coupled with the processor. The programmable circuit is programmed to: receive surgical video data comprising a current frame; provide data related to the current frame to the processor; receive overlay data generated by the machine-learning model based on a previous frame captured before the current frame; generate, by a mixer of the programmable circuit, a composite frame based on the current frame and the overlay data; and output the composite frame for display as a part of the video of the surgery.
Systems and methods for ablating tissue within a vertebral body. A shaft of the drill is directed through an access cannula to form a tissue path. A first indicia or a second indicia on the shaft of the drill is determined to be in registration with a cannula hub of the access cannula. The first and second indicia may be different colors. The colors are correlated with complementary indicia associated with a first and second probe. Based on the correlation, the first probe or second probe is selected to be directed through the access cannula and into the formed tissue path to ablate the tissue. The indicia may be longitudinally positioned on the drill shaft, such as being inset along a side of the drill shaft. The indicia may be substantially coincident, and a length of the second indicia may be greater than a length of the first indicia.
Systems, devices, and methods are described herein for adjusting the spot size of light provided from a surgical light by translating a focus panel relative to a plurality of light emitters. The focus panel can be mounted to the housing of the surgical light such that the focus panel can translate relative to the housing in an axial direction toward and away from the plurality of light emitters. The focus panel can engage with one or more tracks that are movably mounted relative to the housing and controlled via at least one actuator. The actuator(s) can be configured to translate the focus panel towards or away from the plurality of light emitters to adjust the spot size of light provided by the surgical light via the engagement between the focus panel and the one or more tracks.
A patient support surface with a first and second layers. The first layer me be a cushioning layer, and the second layer may be a cooling layer. The cushioning layer may be sufficiently compressible to allow a patient lying thereon to compress the cushioning layer to a greater degree in localized areas, forming variable spacings between the patient and the cooled second layer to provide localized cooling of the patient at the localized areas.
A47C 21/04 - Devices for ventilating, cooling or heating
A47C 27/15 - Spring, stuffed or fluid mattresses specially adapted for chairs, beds or sofas with foamed material inlays consisting of two or more layers
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BADGE AND PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
A system includes a server and a patient support apparatus having a support surface, a plurality of ultra-wideband transceivers, and a controller. The controller is adapted to use the ultra-wideband transceivers to automatically determine a position of a badge and/or tag relative to the patient support apparatus and to use the position information of the badge and/or tag to automatically perform one or more of the following: display a cleaning screen used by cleaning workers; determine if the patient support apparatus is ready to be, or already has been, cleaned; identify and record an identity of the worker who cleaned the patient support apparatus; determine a closest transport worker; and/or update an equipment weight log maintained by the patient support apparatus. The badge(s) may be worn by a healthcare worker and the tag(s) may be coupled to an object or worn by the patient.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
A61G 7/00 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
G16H 40/00 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices
H04W 4/029 - Location-based management or tracking services
A patient support apparatus includes a patient support surface, a plurality of ultra-wideband transceivers, and a controller. The controller is adapted to use the ultra-wideband transceivers to automatically determine a position of the badge relative to the patient support apparatus, to receive a badge identifier from the badge, to determine if the badge is positioned inside or outside of a volume of space; and, if the badge is positioned inside the volume of space, to perform one or more of the following: stop an alert that would otherwise be issued; determine a distance between the badge and a tag worn by the patient; send the badge identifier and status data to an offboard device that includes a dashboard screen; determine if a correct type of healthcare worker is present at the patient support apparatus; send the badge identifier to a server; and/or take other actions.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
A61G 7/00 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
G16H 40/00 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices
H04W 4/029 - Location-based management or tracking services
A patient support apparatus includes a patient support surface, a plurality of ultra-wideband transceivers, and a controller. The controller is adapted to perform the following: use the ultra-wideband transceivers to automatically determine a position of the badge relative to the patient support apparatus, to receive a badge identifier from the badge; determine if the badge is positioned inside or outside of a volume of space; and, if the badge is positioned inside the volume of space, transmit the badge identifier to a server using the network transceiver. The controller and/or server may also, or alternatively, determine an identity of the user associated with the badge, determine an identity of the patient, automatically transmit at least a portion of a care plan to the patient support apparatus, record data indicating who implemented one or more functions on the patient support apparatus, and/or forward a message to a nearest badge.
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
A61G 7/00 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
G16H 40/00 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices
H04W 4/029 - Location-based management or tracking services
Systems and methods for mapping zones for monitoring a position of a surgical instrument during a procedure from a model vertebra to a 3D image of a patient vertebra. A model vertebra in a first coordinate system is received, the model vertebra including a plurality of model features localized in the first coordinate system and a pose of a model zone in the first coordinate system. A 3D image of a first and second vertebra of a patient in a second coordinate system is also received. The model vertebra including the model zone is mapped to the first vertebra such that a zone for the first vertebra is generated. Input indicating a revised pose of the zone for the first vertebra is received, and a zone for the second vertebra is generated based on the revised pose of the zone for the first vertebra.
A61B 34/10 - Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
A61B 34/00 - Computer-aided surgery; Manipulators or robots specially adapted for use in surgery
A61B 34/20 - Surgical navigation systems; Devices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis
A61B 17/00 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A61B 90/50 - Supports for surgical instruments, e.g. articulated arms
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGING WITH A NON-MECHANICAL ADJUSTABLE APERTURE
An adjustable aperture for an imager includes a mechanical aperture having an opening for permitting light to pass through the mechanical aperture; and an electro-optic shutter having a hole in at least one linearly polarizing layer such that at least a portion of light incident on the electro-optic shutter can pass through the electro-optic shutter regardless of an operating state of the electro-optic shutter, wherein an aperture size of the adjustable aperture is defined by the mechanical aperture when the electro-optic shutter is controlled for light transmission and by the electro-optic shutter when the electro-optic shutter is controlled for light blocking.
G02B 13/00 - Optical objectives specially designed for the purposes specified below
G02B 23/24 - Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes
G02B 9/02 - Optical objectives characterised both by the number of the components and their arrangements according to their sign, i.e. + or – having one + component only
A surgical system for operating on a bone of a patient is described. The surgical system may include a surgical instrument that features a camera and/or an inertial measurement unit. The surgical system may further include a control system to superimpose virtual representations on a medical image based on the output of one of the camera and the inertial measurement unit. The virtual representation or an alternative virtual representation may further be based on the output of a depth sensor. In certain instances, the surgical instrument may feature a control system that is configured to determine a length of an end effector based on the signal from the camera. The disclosure may also feature a control system that obtains a plurality of 2-D X-ray images and selects one or more of the 2-D X-ray images based on one or more criterion, such as a radial distance, an image boundary, an output of a depth sensor, a relative orientation, and the like. The control system may control a display to display the selected 2-D image.
A61B 34/10 - Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
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ESTIMATION OF BLOOD LOSS WITHIN A WASTE CONTAINER OF A MEDICAL WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM
Methods for estimating blood loss within a waste container of a medical waste collection system in which an imaging device is supported with a device cradle. The method includes analyzing an image, such as image frames of a video feed, to determine a fluid volume and a blood component within the waste material. The images may be aligned based on reference markers, and the method includes segmenting the images to determine blood, meniscus, and non-blood classes. The fluid meniscus of the waste material may be identified, and mapped to a canonical coordinate space for pixel to volume conversion. Calibration data associated with the reference markers may be used to do so. At least one region of the interest associated with an insert disposed within the waste container is analyzed. The estimated blood loss, based on the determined fluid volume and the blood component, may be displayed in real-time.
G16H 30/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for processing medical images, e.g. editing
A61B 5/02 - Measuring pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
25.
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES
A patient support apparatus includes a plurality of ultra-wideband transceivers, a display, a controller, and a near field transceiver. The controller is adapted to automatically associate an object with the patient support apparatus when the object is positioned within communication range of the near field transceiver; to use radio frequency (RF) communication between the plurality of ultra-wideband transceivers and the object to determine a position of the object relative to the patient support apparatus; to determine if the object is positioned inside or outside of a volume of space; to automatically disassociate the object from the patient support apparatus if the object is outside the volume of space; to forward and/or display data from the object if it is associated; and to not forward and/or display data if it is disassociated. The object may be a nurse call device, an exit detection sensor, a second patient support apparatus, etc.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
A61G 7/015 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
H04L 43/10 - Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route
A medical device for delivering a liquid to an electrosurgical instrument. A plunger is movably disposed and biased within a fluid reservoir. The plunger includes a first colored portion and a second colored portion. The first colored portion is viewable through the window with the fluid reservoir containing a first volume, and movement of the plunger is configured to expose the second colored portion as the fluid reservoir discharges liquid. A housing of the device may include a first shell including a female snap and a second shell including a male snap. The female snap includes a female annular projection, a female snap undercut, and a central locking feature. The central locking feature is received within a male annular projection to extend from the first shell to an axial position closer to a distal end of the female annular projection than the female snap undercut.
A61M 5/00 - Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm rests
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BONE CEMENT SYSTEM AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS
A bone cement system for making bone cement from bone cement components. The bone cement system includes a capital assembly (302) having a base housing. A disposable assembly (304) includes a shell (314), and a mixing chamber (318) that is enclosed within the shell by a cover (324). The disposable assembly may include a protrusion (338) removably couplable to the capital assembly. A bearing may be disposed within the protrusion. A shaft (316) driven by a rotatable drive shaft (310) of the capital assembly is coupled to the shell and is rotated by the capital assembly via inductive or mechanical power transfer. A paddle is rotatable within the mixing chamber to mix bone cement components to form bone cement with the mixing chamber enclosed within the shell. A shroud (313) may be coupled to the shell to aseptically seal a recess (311) within which a shell coupler (338) and the driven shaft is disposed.
B01F 27/88 - Mixers with rotary stirring devices in fixed receptacles; Kneaders with stirrers rotating about a substantially vertical axis with a separate receptacle-stirrer unit that is adapted to be coupled to a drive mechanism
B01F 101/20 - Mixing of ingredients for bone cement
B01F 27/1125 - Stirrers characterised by the configuration of the stirrers with arms, paddles, vanes or blades with vanes or blades extending parallel or oblique to the stirrer axis
A61B 17/88 - Methods or means for implanting or extracting internal fixation devices
B01F 27/1143 - Helically shaped stirrers, i.e. stirrers comprising a helically shaped band or helically shaped band sections screw-shaped, e.g. worms
Devices for facilitating image-based determination of a blood component in medical waste. The device may be an insert including means for positioning and supporting the insert within the canister for an imaging feature of the insert to be spaced apart from an inner surface of the canister. The insert may include struts configured to engage ribs of the canister in a press-fit arrangement. The struts may be tapered inwardly toward a base of the canister. The insert may define slots providing fluid communication between a rear side and a front side of the insert. The insert may include a frame configured to be compressed to resiliently deform, and engage the canister in a press-fit arrangement. The insert may include feet for providing a fulcrum to facilitate coupling surfaces of the insert to the inner surface with adhesive.
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
G01N 33/49 - Physical analysis of biological material of liquid biological material blood
A patient support apparatus is disclosed that includes a support structure including a patient support deck defining a patient support surface, a charging interface, a sensor system coupled to the support structure, and a controller disposed in communication with the sensor system. The charging interface is operable between a first charge state for charging portable electronic devices where the charging interface generates an electromagnetic field and a second charge state where the charging interface at least partially limits generation of the electromagnetic field. The sensor system generates data representing changes in patient position on the support structure relative to a patient safety zone defined spaced from the charging interface. The controller is configured to change operation of the charging interface in response to the data generated by the sensor system indicating a sensed patient position outside the patient safety zone to at least partially reduce the electromagnetic field.
H02J 50/70 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the reduction of electric, magnetic or electromagnetic leakage fields
A calibration block for calibrating a hand-held surgical tool coupled to an end effector is provided. The calibration block includes a handle extending along a handle axis and a frame coupled to the handle. The frame includes a first and second frame member each defining a plurality of calibration features configured to receive or be engaged by the end effector. A calibration feature of the first frame member extends from the first frame member in a first direction, and a calibration feature of the second frame member extends from the second frame member in a second direction, the first direction being different from the second direction. The calibration block also includes at least three fiducial markers coupled to the frame, wherein the handle extends in a direction from the frame, and the at least three fiducial markers extend in an opposing direction from the frame.
A61B 34/20 - Surgical navigation systems; Devices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis
A61B 90/96 - Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags coded with symbols, e.g. text using barcodes
A61B 17/00 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
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ALERT SYSTEM BEHAVIOR BASED ON LOCALIZATION AWARENESS
A hand-held surgical system includes an instrument configured to be held in a hand of a user and including a drive motor. The instrument is coupled to a tracking device. The hand-held surgical system also includes a tracking unit, an alert module, and a control system in communication with the tracking unit, the alert module, and the instrument. The control system is configured to track a pose of the instrument in a known coordinate system with the tracking unit, determine a boundary associated with a region of interest in a surgical procedure in the known coordinate system, control the alert module based on the boundary and the tracked pose of the instrument, determine that an occlusion event has occurred for the tracking device, and control the drive motor based on the occlusion event, the boundary, and the tracked pose of the instrument.
A61B 34/20 - Surgical navigation systems; Devices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis
A61B 17/16 - Osteoclasts; Drills or chisels for bones; Trepans
A61B 34/00 - Computer-aided surgery; Manipulators or robots specially adapted for use in surgery
A61B 34/10 - Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A patient support apparatus includes a frame, a support surface, a caregiver control panel, a patient control panel, and a controller. The caregiver control panel includes a lock out control that, when manually activated by a caregiver, locks out one or more particular controls on the patient control panel. The controller is also adapted to automatically lock out the one or more particular controls, irrespective of the state of the lock out control, in response to a triggering event. The triggering event may include one or more of the following: the arming of an exit detection system, the arming of a monitoring system, the passage of a predetermined time period, the use of a scale, the zeroing of the scale, the receipt of a fall risk score for the patient, etc. The caregiver control panel may allow the caregiver to select what patient controls are automatically locked out.
A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, etc., for a supporting a patient includes an exit detection system adapted to issue an alert when the patient exits from the patient support apparatus. When the exit detection system is armed, a controller onboard the patient support apparatus repetitively determines a current weight supported thereon, selects a variable threshold, compares the current weight to the variable threshold, and issues an exit alert if the current weight is less than the variable threshold. The variable threshold may be selected based on the output of a sensor, which in turn may measure a height of a litter frame of the patient support apparatus and/or the activation of an equipment log control on the patient support apparatus. The controller may be configured to determine a baseline weight reading and to select the variable threshold as a percentage of the baseline weight reading.
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
A61G 7/015 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
A thermal control unit includes a supply circuit, a return circuit, a fluid channel, a drain coupled to the fluid channel, and at least one hose circuit connecting the supply circuit and the return circuit. A supply valve may be coupled to the supply circuit and a return valve may be coupled to the return circuit. When the drain is opened, the return valve can open to allow ambient air to enter the return column and to create a siphon to drain the fluid in the thermal control unit. The supply valve can open after the return valve and allow ambient air to enter the supply circuit. The supply valve may allow less air to enter the thermal control unit than the return valve to preserve the siphon through the draining process.
A patient transport system including a patient transport apparatus. The patient transport apparatus may include a support structure having a lift assembly having a powered lift actuator to raise and lower the patient transport apparatus. The patient transport apparatus includes a primary user input device for operating the lift assembly when a state of charge of a battery is above a predetermined threshold. The patient transport system may further include a backup system including a backup user input device for operating the lift assembly when the state of charge of the battery is below the predetermined threshold.
A tool for use in endoscopic surgical procedures includes a shaft, wherein the shaft includes a first end, a second end, and a first axis; and a pointer at the first end of the shaft, wherein the pointer includes: a tip located on the first end of the pointer, and a plurality of fiducial markers disposed on the pointer, wherein at least one of the fiducial markers is disposed on a surface that extends transversely to the first axis, wherein the plurality of fiducial markers are configured for providing information for locating the tip of the pointer in an endoscopic image captured by an endoscopic imaging device.
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
An ultrasonic instrument includes a tip and a driver coupled to the tip, the driver configured to vibrate the tip to ablate tissue at a target site responsive to receiving an AC drive signal from a power supply. A localizer is configured to generate localization data indicative of a pose of the ultrasonic instrument in a known coordinate system. A control system coupled to the power supply and the localizer is configured to, based on a received medical image including a tumorous region, generate a virtual boundary associated with the tumorous tissue region in the known coordinate system, track the pose of the ultrasonic instrument in the known coordinate system based on the localization data, and set the AC drive signal generated by the power supply to induce first pulsed ultrasonic energy in the tip based on the tracked pose of the ultrasonic instrument and virtual boundary.
Wake-word processing by a wearable electronic device could be carried out when the device is worn by a user and is in a device sleep state, the device including a linear microphone array having at least two microphones vertically spaced from each other, and the device also including a processor. And the example method could involve (i) the at least two microphones of the linear microphone array receiving an audio waveform representing a wake-word utterance, (ii) the processor making a determination, based at least on an angle of arrival of the audio waveform at the at least two microphones of the linear microphone array and/or an energy level of the audio waveform received at the at least two microphones of the linear array, of whether to accept the wake-word utterance or rather to reject the wake-word utterance, and (iii) the processor controlling operation of the device based on the determination.
An intravascular catheter comprises an elongate tubular body with a proximal end, a distal end, and a tubular body lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end of the tubular body. The intravascular catheter further comprises an inner polymer liner disposed within the tubular body lumen, the inner polymer liner having an elongated seamless polymer tube with a proximal section composed of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and a distal section composed of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), and a liner lumen extending through the polymer tube.
Systems and methods for treating a uterus. The system provides for independent and/or simultaneous tamponade and suction-based treatments. A device includes an intrauterine portion coupled to or integrally formed with a cervical portion. A bladder may be disposed within an outer body and configured to receive fluid to be deployed. The outer body defines suction openings, and patient fluid may be suctioned through a volume defined between the bladder and the outer body. The device may include one or more spacing features or struts to maintain the volume. A distal cap may facilitate distal expansion for the intrauterine portion to engage the fundus of the uterus. A cervical portion may be deployed to an expanded configuration within the cervix. The system may include a conduit defining at least three fluid pathways, a connector, and a control hub configured to be coupled to the device or the conduit via a connector.
A patient support apparatus is provided with a cable that couples to a mattress to provide power and/or data to the mattress with the cable configured with two cable portions—a first cable portion connected to the mattress and a second cable portion connected to the frame or another component at the patient support apparatus.
H02G 11/00 - Arrangements of electric cables or lines between relatively-movable parts
H02G 15/18 - Cable junctions protected by sleeves, e.g. for communication cable
A47C 19/02 - Parts or details of bedsteads not fully covered in a single one of the following subgroups, e.g. bed rails, post rails
A47C 19/04 - Extensible bedsteads, e.g. with adjustment of length, width, height
A61G 7/015 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
A61G 1/04 - Parts, details or accessories, e.g. head-, foot-, or like rests specially adapted for stretchers
The present disclosure relates generally to medical imaging, and more specifically to extracting a subset of images from a series of images (e.g., surgical video feeds) for training machine-learning models and/or conducting various downstream analyses. The system can hash image data for each image of a series of video images of the surgery to obtain a series of hash values; calculate a plurality of difference values for the series of hash values, each of the plurality of difference values indicative of a difference between two consecutive hash values in the series of hash values; generate a plurality of image clusters by clustering the plurality of distance values; select one or more image clusters from the plurality of image clusters; and produce a subset of surgical images from the series of video images using the selected one or more image clusters from the plurality of image clusters.
An insert and insert assembly for facilitating image-based determination of a blood component in medical waste. The medical waste is collected in a waste canister of a medical waste collection system that includes a vacuum source, a fluid measuring subsystem, and a cleaning subsystem. The insert assembly includes means for positioning the insert within the waste canister for an imaging feature of the insert to be spaced apart from an inner surface of the waste canister. The imaging feature may include imaging surfaces in a side-by-side arrangement with each being spaced apart from the inner surface by a respective distance. The insert may include a flow surface configured to limit obstruction of pressurized fluid from the cleaning subsystem being directed at the imaging feature. The insert may define a slot providing fluid communication between a rear side and a front side of the insert.
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING BLOOD LOSS WITH A SURGICAL SPONGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Systems and methods for quantifying blood loss with a surgical sponge management system. A data reader detects a tag of the surgical sponge, and one or more processors identify a sponge type of the surgical sponge based on a unique identifier. A presentation window is displayed on a user interface with dimensions of the presentation window based on the identified sponge type. The processor(s) determine whether characteristics of the surgical sponge satisfy acceptance criteria based on the identified type of the surgical sponge. The acceptance criteria may include sponge presence, folded sponge, partial sponge, presentation distance, correct sponge, moving sponge, mask validation, and sponge supervision. An optical sensor captures a color image of the surgical sponge once the characteristics satisfy the acceptance criteria. A volume of the blood or blood component on the surgical sponge is estimated based on the color image, and displayed on a user interface.
A61F 13/36 - Surgical swabs, e.g. for absorbency or packing body cavities during surgery
A61B 5/02 - Measuring pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
A thermal control system for controlling a patient's temperature includes a thermal control unit and an off-board computing device, such as a server. The thermal control unit includes a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a pump, a heat exchanger, a controller, and a transceiver for communicating with the server. The server is adapted to communicate with a device and cause the device to perform one or more of the following: display real-time temperature data on a graph with adjacent horizontal bars whose length correspond to an amount of time an alarm existed; display segments of a graph corresponding to the time around which an alarm occurred; display different sets of data according to the role of a user of the device; display thermal therapy data for only selected thermal therapy sessions that are associated with the particular user of the device; and display thermal therapy data simultaneously with bed data.
A thermal control unit for controlling a patient's temperature during a thermal therapy session is provided. The thermal control unit may include a disinfection control and/or a disinfection status indicator. When the disinfection control is activated, the thermal control unit may activate a disinfection wizard adapted display instructions for guiding a technician through a disinfection cycle. The disinfection wizard may automate portions of the disinfection cycle. The thermal control unit may also send disinfection status to a server, which is adapted to forward that disinfection status to one or more electronic devices. The server may also forward reminder messages to technicians indicating when a next disinfection cycle is due. The thermal control unit itself may also indicate when a next disinfection cycle is due.
A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient includes first, second, and third transceivers mounted at first, second, and third locations, respectively. A controller is adapted to use radio frequency communication between the first, second, and third transceivers and a first device—such as a patient temperature management device—to determine a position of the first device relative to the patient support apparatus. The controller is further adapted to use data from one or more other devices to determine whether or not to associate the first device with the patient support apparatus. In some aspects, the controller uses the position and/or identity of one or more thermal pads and/or hoses to determine if the first device is to be associated with the patient support apparatus. Such association refers to the conclusion that the patient support apparatus and the first device are both being used with the same patient.
G16H 40/00 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
A61F 7/00 - Heating or cooling appliances for medical or therapeutic treatment of the human body
A method and system for controlling sleep cycle of a battery-powered wireless communication device (WCD). An example method includes the WCD detecting that the WCD has lost wireless coverage, and, responsive to the detecting, the WCD transitioning into a sleep state and then periodically waking from the sleep state to scan for wireless coverage. In this process, the periodic waking could be according to a sleep cycle defining how long the WCD remains in the sleep state between instances of the WCD waking to scan for wireless coverage. Further, while the WCD remains out of wireless coverage, the WCD could progressively increase the sleep cycle.
An example assembly (500) includes a user device (302) and a clip assembly (306, 502). The user device has a snap insert (504) having an annular groove (510) bounded by a first annular surface (512) and a second annular surface (514); and a clip assembly. The clip assembly includes a base jaw (520), a pivotable jaw (522) pivotably-coupled to the base jaw, a strap (542) pivotably-coupled to the base jaw at a first end of the strap, and a snap button (506) pivotably-coupled to the strap at a second end of the strap, wherein the snap button comprises a hole (516) and a flexible ring (518) mounted therein, such that as the snap insert of the user device is inserted into the snap button through the hole, the flexible ring is positioned within the annular groove and retained between the first annular surface and the second annular surface, such that the user device is pivotably-coupled to the second end of the strap.
F16M 13/04 - Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains
G06F 1/16 - Constructional details or arrangements
H04M 1/05 - Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
An example user device includes (i) a device housing having a battery receptacle, the battery receptacle having a chamfered corner and a slot, (ii) a battery having a respective chamfered comer corresponding to the chamfered corner of the battery receptacle, an alignment tab disposed within the slot of the battery receptacle, and a battery slot, (iii) a latch, and (iv) a spring interfacing with the latch, such that, as the battery is positioned within the battery receptacle, the battery pushes the latch against the spring until the latch is aligned with the battery slot, and the spring biasing the latch toward the battery such that the latch is received within the battery slot, thereby retaining the battery within the battery receptacle.
H01M 50/102 - Primary casings, jackets or wrappings of a single cell or a single battery characterised by their shape or physical structure
H01M 50/262 - Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders with fastening means, e.g. locks
A vaso-occlusive treatment system includes a delivery assembly and a vaso-occlusive device detachably coupled to the delivery assembly by a delivery assembly junction. The vaso-occlusive device includes a braided portion formed out of one or more wires, the braided portion including a packed end bundle. The vaso-occlusive device also includes a coiled portion coupled to the braided portion. The vaso-occlusive device further includes an intra-device junction coupling the braided portion to the coiled portion, the intra-device junction including a stretch-resistant member spanning from the packed end bundle to the delivery assembly junction.
A61B 17/12 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
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COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES
A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient includes first, second, and third transceivers mounted at first, second, and third locations, respectively. A controller is adapted to use radio frequency communication between the first, second, and third transceivers and a first device—such as a display device, a fixed locator, and/or a vital sign sensor—to determine a position of the first device relative to the patient support apparatus. The controller is further adapted to send data to a display device if the first device is positioned inside a predetermined volume of space, and to not send the data to the display device if the first device is positioned outside of the predetermined volume of space. The patient support apparatus may also selectively accept and communicate with a removable cartridge that includes a vital sign port adapted to receive a plug of a cable from a vital sign sensor.
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 5/02 - Measuring pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
G08B 21/04 - Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons responsive to non-activity, e.g. of elderly persons
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PATIENT TRANSPORT APPARATUS WITH A TELESCOPING HANDLE ASSEMBLY
A patient transport apparatus for supporting a patient. The patient transport apparatus includes a seat assembly having a seat frame. A fowler assembly having a fowler frame is coupled to the seat frame and is moveable relative to the seat assembly. The seat and fowler assemblies support the patient. A telescoping handle assembly is coupled to the fowler assembly. A spine of the telescoping handle assembly is moveable relative to a guide of the fowler assembly along an axis to a plurality of spine positions. An upper handle coupled to and moveable with the spine is spaced farther from the seat assembly in an extended position than in a retracted position. A release linkage has a retainer to engage a receiver of the spine to retain the spine. A release interface is engageable to selectively move the retainer out of engagement with the receiver of the spine.
A61G 5/00 - Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
A61G 5/06 - Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs with obstacle-mounting facilities, e.g. for climbing stairs
A patient transport apparatus for supporting a patient and a patient treatment device. The patient transport apparatus includes a seat assembly having a seat frame. A fowler assembly having a fowler frame is coupled to seat frame and is moveable relative to the seat assembly. The seat and fowler assemblies support the patient. A fowler actuator moves the fowler frame relative to the seat frame. A support frame assembly is coupled to the fowler frame. The support frame assembly includes a handle extending from the fowler frame and has a grasping portion spaced from the fowler frame. A mounting member is coupled to the handle. The mounting member defines a brace surface shaped for supporting the patient treatment device. The brace surface is spaced from a grasping portion of the handle to permit a user to grab the handle while supporting the patient treatment device.
A patient transport apparatus operable by a user for transporting a patient along stairs, the patient transport apparatus including a support structure, a seat section, a track assembly, and a front handle assembly. The front handle assembling including an extension defining an inner chamber, a pivot bar, a selector with a button, and a grip shell. The grip shell defines a window shaped to receive the button of the selector and to prevent ingress of contaminants into the inner chamber of the extension, the grip shell being operatively coupled to the extension to retain the selector and the pivot bar relative to the extension.
A61G 5/06 - Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs with obstacle-mounting facilities, e.g. for climbing stairs
A system for transmission of imaging metadata comprises a sensor configured to capture audiovisual data and a data transmission device. The data transmission device receives captured audiovisual data from the first sensor and receives metadata, wherein the metadata is metadata of a first type. The data transmission device generates a data structure corresponding to a first frame of a video feed, wherein the data structure is generated in accordance with a predefined data specification, wherein generating the data structure comprises setting an indicator in the data structure to indicate that a second type of metadata should not be read from a first field in the data structure and writing the first metadata to the first field in the data structure. The data transmission device transmits the data structure along with the captured audiovisual data.
H04N 7/08 - Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band
H04N 21/235 - Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
H04N 21/236 - Assembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. transport stream, by combining a video stream with other content or additional data, e.g. inserting a URL [Uniform Resource Locator ] into a video stream, multiplexing software data into a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Insertion of stuffing bits into the multiplex stream, e.g. to obtain a constant bit-rate; Assembling of a packetised elementary stream
H04N 21/434 - Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams or extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream
H04N 21/435 - Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data or reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
H04N 21/84 - Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors
H04N 21/233 - Processing of audio elementary streams
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PATIENT CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH PATIENT TRANSPORT APPARATUSES
A patient transport system is provided. The patient transport system includes a patient transport apparatus, which includes a seat section and a back section for supporting the patient, and a patient containment system. The patient containment system includes a lower strap, an upper strap having a front end coupled to the lower strap and a back end, and a coupling system to facilitate releasable attachment of the patient containment system to the patient transport apparatus. The coupling system includes a latch coupled to the back end of the upper strap, a coupling bracket configured for removable attachment to the back section of the patient transport apparatus, and a keeper operatively attached to the coupling bracket and configured to removably receive the latch to retain the upper strap together with the latch relative to the coupling bracket.
A61G 5/06 - Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs with obstacle-mounting facilities, e.g. for climbing stairs
A61F 5/37 - Restraining devices for the body or for body parts; Restraining shirts
A delivery system for deploying a medical implant includes a delivery wire assembly disposed within a delivery catheter lumen, the assembly having an implant loading region configured for seating the implant when the assembly is constrained within the delivery catheter lumen and the implant is in a compressed configuration, the assembly further including an implant distal protection having a central portion coupled to the assembly, distal of the implant loading region, and a peripheral portion extending proximally from the central portion to at least partially cover a distal end portion of the implant when the assembly, implant and distal protection are constrained within the catheter lumen, wherein the peripheral portion remains extending in the proximal direction when the implant assumes an expanded configuration after being released from the catheter lumen, and the peripheral portion of the distal protection comprises a plurality of stems, each comprising a respective petal-like member.
A61F 2/966 - Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts having an outer sleeve with relative longitudinal movement between outer sleeve and prosthesis, e.g. using a push rod
59.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE-BASED ANALYSIS OF ANATOMICAL FEATURES
A method of generating a measurement of anatomy of interest from two-dimensional imaging includes receiving two-dimensional imaging associated with anatomy of interest; detecting a plurality of anatomical features of the anatomy of interest in the two-dimensional imaging using at least one machine learning model; determining characteristics of the plurality of anatomical features based on the detection of the plurality of anatomical features; and generating at least one measurement of the anatomy of interest based on at least some of the characteristics of the plurality of anatomical features.
A patient transport apparatus (100) for transporting a patient along stairs. A seat section (104) is coupled to a support structure (102) supporting a track assembly (154) having a belt. A motor selectively generates torque to drive the belt. An upper area light module (335) is configured to illuminate light directed at floor surfaces in a rearward direction and constrained to a rearward volume to prevent the light from obstructing a view of a user engaging an upper handle assembly (132). A user interface (204) including an activation input control (214) for controlling the motor and an area light input control (334) for controlling the upper area light module (335) is arranged for engagement by the user. A controller (212) is configured to permit operation of the motor based on the activation input control and to operate the upper area light module in a first or second state based on user engagement of the area light input control.
A61G 5/06 - Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs with obstacle-mounting facilities, e.g. for climbing stairs
A61G 5/08 - Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs foldable
A device for augmenting a vertebra. The device includes an expandable implant and a pedicle anchor. The pedicle anchor includes at least one anchoring element movably coupled to an anchor body. An actuator is movable within the anchor body to deploy the anchoring element into engagement with a vertebral pedicle. The anchoring element may be deployed in a same plane as a tissue support ski of the expandable implant. The actuator may be a rod including a knuckle or a cam. The tissue support ski may be recessed from an outer profile of the device. Struts of the expandable implant may be angled towards the tissue support ski in an insertion configuration. The device may be oval-shaped and provide means for rotating the expandable implant relative to the pedicle anchor, and for blocking the expandable implant in a predetermined orientation. Methods of deploying the device are also disclosed.
A patient transport apparatus for patients. The patient transport apparatus comprises a litter including a front assembly. The patient transport apparatus further comprises a footrest assembly operatively attached to the front assembly. The footrest assembly includes a footrest deck section and a linkage assembly operatively attached to and extending between the front portion of the front assembly and the footrest assembly to guide movement of the footrest assembly relative to the front assembly between a stowed position and a deployed position.
A patient transport apparatus for patients. The patient transport apparatus comprises a litter including a front assembly. The patient transport apparatus further comprises a footrest assembly operatively attached to the front assembly. The footrest assembly includes a footrest deck section and a linkage assembly operatively attached to and extending between the front portion of the front assembly and the footrest assembly to guide movement of the footrest assembly relative to the front assembly between a stowed position and a deployed position.
A light cable for conveying light from a light source to an endoscope includes a first connector at a proximal end of the light cable for connecting to the light source; a second connector at a distal end of the light cable for connecting to the endoscope; a light guide for conveying light received from the light source to the endoscope; a first wireless antenna positioned at the proximal end for wireless communication with the light source; and a second wireless antenna positioned at the distal end for wireless communication with the endoscope.
A61B 1/00 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
A61B 1/06 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor with illuminating arrangements
G02B 6/38 - Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
65.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING A MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE TO A MEDICAL IMAGING CONTROLLER
An exemplary system (300) for acquiring surgical imaging data comprises a surgical imaging device (302); an imaging controller (304); and a communication cable (303) for connecting the surgical imaging device to the imaging controller, comprising: a distal end for connecting with the surgical imaging device; a proximal end for connecting with the imaging controller; a single conductor extending between the distal end and the proximal end of the communication cable, the single conductor (312) configured to: transmit surgical imaging data from the surgical imaging device to the imaging controller, and transmit a control signal and power from the imaging controller to the surgical imaging device.
A61B 1/00 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
H04N 5/30 - Transforming light or analogous information into electric information
A61B 1/05 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor combined with photographic or television appliances characterised by the image sensor, e.g. camera, being in the distal end portion
66.
VASO-OCCLUSIVE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME
A vaso-occlusive device comprises a wire having a primary configuration in a constrained condition. The wire forms a secondary configuration in a relaxed, unconstrained condition. The secondary configuration comprises a pyramidal portion comprising a plurality of distal coils. Each distal coil is wound from the wire such that the winding has a perimeter which tapers outwardly from an interior of the pyramidal portion, and a transition segment of the wire between each distal coil and connecting each distal coil. The plurality of distal coils is arranged in a pyramidal shape such that each coil lies in a different lateral face of the pyramidal shape. The vaso-occlusive device may also include a body portion proximal of the pyramidal portion formed from the wire and extending proximally from the pyramidal portion.
A61B 17/12 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
67.
PATTERNED TIE LAYER FOR CATHETER PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION
An intravascular catheter comprises a hypotube structure having an elongate tubular body with a proximal end, a distal end, a hypotube pattern of apertures and solid elements disposed on the distal end of the tubular body, and a hypotube lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end of the tubular body. The intravascular catheter further comprises an inner polymer liner disposed within the hypotube lumen, the inner polymer liner having a liner lumen. The intravascular catheter further comprises a tie layer intermittently attaching the inner polymer liner to the solid elements of the hypotube structure at least one discrete adhesion region along a length of the distal end of the tubular body.
A vaso-occlusive coil formed of a wire having a primary configuration in a constrained condition. The coil assumes a secondary configuration in a relaxed, unconstrained condition. The secondary configuration comprises a primary portion comprising a plurality of primary loops, including a distal-most primary loop. A distal anchoring loop is connected to the distal end of the distal-most primary loop. The distal anchoring loop has a substantially triangular shape and is much smaller than the distal-most primary loop. The distal anchoring loop prevents herniation of the device during deployment and retention within an anatomical cavity.
A61B 17/12 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
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QUANTIFYING BLOOD LOSS BY RECIRCULATING WASTE FLUID WITH A MEDICAL WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM
Quantifying blood loss with a medical waste collection system. A removable cartridge forms a fluid path with a cartridge receiver, and defines a detection window that is optically clear. The cartridge may include a spine extending from a head and including opposing sides that are optically clear. A sensor module includes emitters and sensors configured to detect an optical characteristic of the waste fluid. A controller may determine the volume of blood loss based on blood concentration and volume of collected waste fluid. A sensor housing may be removably coupled to the spine of the cartridge. The cartridge may define a fluid reservoir, and include an actuator for drawing the waste fluid into the fluid reservoir. A tank may define the fluid reservoir. The waste fluid may be recirculated through a removable manifold. Methods of arranging and operating the medical waste collection system are also disclosed.
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
A61B 5/02 - Measuring pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
A61B 5/1455 - Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH-value using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
70.
POWERED SURGICAL DRILL HAVING A DEPTH MEASUREMENT EXTENSION
A surgical handpiece system. The surgical handpiece system includes a drill bit having a shank portion and a cutting portion. The surgical handpiece system also includes a surgical handpiece assembly. The surgical handpiece assembly includes a motor and a drive element configured to rotate the drill bit. A depth measurement member is moveable along an axis of the drill bit. A displacement sensor generates displacement signals responsive to movement of the depth measurement member. A depth measurement extension is configured to be coupled to the depth measurement member. The depth measurement extension has an elongated body for receiving the drill bit. The elongated body is sized to accommodate the shank and cutting portions of the drill bit. The elongated body is also sized to prevent passage of the drill bit entirely through the elongated body.
The present disclosure relates generally to medical imaging, and more specifically to machine-learning techniques for clarifying and enhancing intraoperative images. The system can receive one or more intraoperative images depicting a biological tissue and smoke; input the one or more intraoperative images into a trained neural network to obtain a clarified image depicting the biological tissue that is less obscured by smoke than at least one of the received one or more intraoperative images; enhance, using an equalization algorithm, contrast in the clarified image to obtain an enhanced clarified intraoperative image; and display, on a display, the enhanced clarified intraoperative image, which can be used for decision making within or outside surgeries.
A61B 1/00 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, etc., includes a control panel having a touchscreen display adapted to display a plurality of screens thereon. A controller automatically displays a lock screen on the display after a period of non-use and prevents the user from navigating to a different screen until the user drags a slider icon across the display and thereafter continues to press down on the slider icon for a predetermined time period. The controller may alternatively, or additionally, be adapted to display a litter frame tilt angle on the lock screen. The controller may alternatively, or additionally, display a motion control screen that includes a first lock indicator when a first motion control is in a locked state, and that adds a second lock indicator when a user presses on the first motion control while it is in the locked state.
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
A61G 7/015 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
A47C 31/00 - CHAIRS; SOFAS; BEDS - Details or accessories for chairs, beds, or the like, not provided for in other groups of this subclass, e.g. upholstery fasteners, mattress protectors, stretching devices for mattress nets
G06F 21/36 - User authentication by graphic or iconic representation
73.
PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH PATIENT WEIGHT MONITORING
A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, etc., includes a scale system adapted to automatically monitor changes in a patient's weight over the course of a patient's stay within a healthcare facility. A controller onboard the patient support apparatus is configured to take an initial weight reading of the patient when he or she is first assigned to the patient support apparatus, and to thereafter repetitively compare the patient's current weight to that initial weight reading. If the difference exceeds a threshold, the controller issues a notification. The threshold may be user-customizable and/or it may be adaptive based on s statistical analysis of the patient's weight fluctuations. A control panel may be included to allow a caregiver to select between using a non-adaptive threshold or an adaptive threshold, and/or to select a value for the non-adaptive threshold. The notification may be transmitted to the caregiver's smart phone.
A61G 7/008 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame tiltable around longitudinal axis, e.g. for rolling
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
A61G 7/015 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, etc., includes a plurality of force sensors that may be used for implementing a scale function and/or an exit detection function. A controller onboard the patient support apparatus is adapted to determine if a patient's center of gravity is within a zone as a prerequisite for carrying out the exit detection function. If the patient's center of gravity is outside the zone, the controller provides graphical guidance to the user regarding the patient's current center of gravity and a target location where the patient's center of gravity should be. The controller may also provide graphical guidance for a user to implement a calibration process for the force sensors, and in some case, one or more accelerometers. The controller may also simultaneously display successive calculations of the patient's center of gravity with a directional indicator showing a direction of its movement.
A patient support system for charging a battery of a patient transport apparatus via power selected from first and second source types. A charger with a guide coupled to a housing supporting first and second power connectors. A charge circuit charges the battery with power received from the first or from the second source types. A selector with a bastion prevent simultaneous electrical communication of the charge circuit with power from both the first and second source types. The selector is selectively movable between: a first selector position where the bastion blocks access to the second power connector and permits access to the first power connector to charge with power from the first source type, and a second selector position where the bastion blocks access to the first power connector and permits access to the second power connector to charge with power from the second source type.
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H02J 7/02 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, etc., includes a scale system adapted to automatically detect when an object is added to a support surface of the patient support apparatus. An onboard controller is configured to take one or more actions in response to the detection of the added object. Such actions include, but are not limited to, sending a message wirelessly to the object, capturing an image of the object with a camera, marking a segment of a video that encompasses the addition of the object, and/or determining if a change in a center of gravity caused by the addition of the object can be completely attributed to the object's addition, or if it is due to other factors, such as patient movement. A display may show a bed icon with an object icon positioned at the same location as the object.
A patient support apparatus includes a support structure including a base, an intermediate frame, and a patient support deck and a lift mechanism for moving the patient support deck relative to the base. A plurality of load cells are interposed between the lift mechanism and the support structure to measure load about the patient support surface. Each of the plurality of load cell assemblies includes a body, a bushing, and a shaft. The bushing is configured to be received by the body and defines opposing tapered regions and a central region. The shaft is configured to be received by the bushing and defines a reduced diameter region arranged to engage the central region of the bushing to urge the shaft into alignment with bushing and to permit limited pivoting and translational movement between the shaft and the bushing in response to load shifting between the plurality of load cell assemblies.
F16B 17/00 - Fastening means without screw-thread for connecting constructional elements or machine parts by a part of or on one member entering a hole in the other
A61G 7/008 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame tiltable around longitudinal axis, e.g. for rolling
A61G 7/16 - Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto converting a lying surface into a chair
A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient is adapted to wirelessly communicate with one or more wall units. A controller onboard the patient support apparatus and/or a controller onboard the wall unit is adapted to use RF signals to determine a distance between the wall unit and the patient support apparatus. In some embodiments, the wall unit and/or patient support apparatus include an orientation sensor adapted to determine the geographic orientation of the wall unit and/or patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus controller may use the geographic orientation information to determine if the wall unit is facing toward the patient support apparatus or not. The patient support apparatus may communicate with multiple wall units concurrently, and/or the wall unit may communicate with multiple patient support apparatuses concurrently.
H04W 4/02 - Services making use of location information
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
79.
PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES WITH PATIENT MONITORING
A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient wirelessly communicates with one or more tags using one or more RF transceivers. A controller onboard the patient support apparatus determines a position of the tag. The controller also receives an identifier from the tag and uses it to determine if the tag is attached to a patient or a device. If attached to a patient, the controller may allow a caregiver to activate a patient movement monitoring function. The movement monitoring function may monitor whether the patient exits the patient support apparatus, whether the patient has been turned, whether the patient is at risk of developing bed sores, and/or other aspects. If the tag is attached to a device, the controller automatically determines whether to associate the device with the patient support apparatus. The controller may also determine the location of the patient support apparatus from the RF transceivers.
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
A61B 5/05 - Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields; Measuring using microwaves or radio waves
G16H 80/00 - ICT specially adapted for facilitating communication between medical practitioners or patients, e.g. for collaborative diagnosis, therapy or health monitoring
80.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING SIMULATED INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGING DATA OF A SUBJECT
The present disclosure relates generally to medical imaging, and more specifically to machine-learning techniques to generate intraoperative fluorescence images of a subject (e.g., to aid a surgery, to aid diagnosis and treatment of diseases). The system can receive an intraoperative white light image of the subject, input the intraoperative white light image of the subject into a generator of a trained generative adversarial network (GAN) model trained. In some examples, the GAN model is trained using a plurality of training image pairs, and each training image pair comprises an intraoperative white light training image and an intraoperative fluorescence training image of a same tissue. The system can obtain, from the generator, the generated intraoperative fluorescence image of the subject and display, on a display, the generated intraoperative fluorescence image of the subject.
A patient support apparatus for transporting a patient over a floor surface is described herein. The patient support apparatus includes a drive system with a drive member, a graphical user interface for receiving user commands from a user to operate the drive system, and a control system for operating the drive system. The control system includes a memory device configured to store a plurality of drive profiles, and a controller configured to receive a first user command to select a first drive profile, select the first drive profile from the plurality of stored drive profiles, generate an output signal based on the selected drive profile, and transmit the generated output signal to the motor control circuit to operate the motor to operate the drive member in a first drive mode based on the selected drive profile.
A headwall unit is mounted a headwall of a hospital room and acts as a communication conduit between a bed (or other patient support apparatus) and a conventional communications outlet built into the headwall of the hospital room. The communications outlet is communicatively coupled to a standard nurse call system and an in-room television. The headwall unit is adapted to wirelessly forward audio signals from a remotely positioned nurse to the bed, and to receive wireless audio signals corresponding to a patient's voice from the bed and to forward the received audio signals to the communications outlet. The headwall unit is further adapted to detect infrared communications from both the bed and a television remote control. Communications from the television remote control are automatically analyzed by the headwall unit to determine the type of television in the room and the correct signals to use for controlling the television.
H04B 5/02 - Near-field transmission systems, e.g. inductive loop type using transceiver
G16H 40/60 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices
83.
PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION SYSTEM
A patient support apparatus for supporting a patient communicates wirelessly with one or more devices and determines the relative position of the device(s) with respect to the patient support apparatus. A control system onboard the patient support apparatus receives identification data from the device(s) and uses the identification data to perform an authentication analysis of the device. Based on the authentication analysis, the control system determines an authorization level for the device and transmits different types of data to the device based on the authorization level. A plurality of locator nodes may be included on the patient support apparatus that are linked together by an embedded network. Synchronization messages are passed between the locator nodes over the embedded network to ensure the locator nodes have synchronized time. The authentication analysis and/or the use of encrypted communications may be based on the identity of the device and/or its location.
H04W 4/02 - Services making use of location information
G16H 40/20 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities, e.g. managing hospital staff or surgery rooms
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
A61G 7/015 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame divided into different adjustable sections, e.g. for Gatch position
A vaso-occlusive device comprising an elongate main portion (such as a braided portion) having a plurality of openings along a length of the main portion (such as the openings between the strands of a braid). The main portion has a first bending stiffness. An atraumatic distal segment coupled to, and extending distally from, the distal end of the braided portion. The distal segment has a second bending stiffness. The ratio of the second bending stiffness to the first bending stiffness is within a specified range, which alleviates the problem of the distal segment entering and engaging the openings of the main portion while maintaining deployment performance of the device.
A61B 17/12 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
85.
PATIENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS WITH POWER TRANSFER ARCHITECTURE
A patient transport apparatus including a base frame, an intermediate frame to provide support to a patient, an apparatus energy storage unit, an apparatus user interface, and an apparatus controller. The patient transport apparatus also includes a powered device having a module to perform a powered function, a device energy storage unit, a device user interface, a device interface adapted to cooperate with the apparatus interface to facilitate power transfer from the apparatus energy storage unit to the device energy storage unit, and a device controller. The device controller includes a power module configured to determine a charging level for the device energy storage unit based on a current state of the apparatus energy storage unit, and to draw power from the apparatus energy storage unit via the apparatus interface and across the device interface to charge the device energy storage unit at the charging level.
A61G 3/02 - Loading or unloading personal conveyances; Facilitating access of patients or disabled persons to, or exit from, vehicles
A61G 5/06 - Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs with obstacle-mounting facilities, e.g. for climbing stairs
86.
PATIENT TRANSPORT APPARATUS WITH TROLLEY FOR DOCKING REMOVABLE LITTER
A patient support apparatus for patients. The patient support apparatus comprises a base having a base frame and an intermediate frame. The patient support further comprises a litter configured to be docked to and undocked from a trolley that is configured to slidably translate along the intermediate frame between a plurality of positions including a trolley forward position and a trolley docking position. The litter includes a lower pin and an upper pin. The trolley is configured to receive the upper pin and the lower pin and includes a lower pin stop and an upper pin stop. The lower pin is configured to abut the lower pin stop and the upper pin is configured to abut the upper pin stop to dock the litter to the base.
A61G 3/02 - Loading or unloading personal conveyances; Facilitating access of patients or disabled persons to, or exit from, vehicles
A61G 5/06 - Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs with obstacle-mounting facilities, e.g. for climbing stairs
87.
PATIENT TRANSPORT APPARATUS WITH ARTICULABLE POWERED LITTER
A patient transport apparatus for patients. The patient transport apparatus comprises a base having a base frame and an intermediate frame. The patient support further comprises a litter configured to be docked to and undocked from a trolley that is configured to slidably translate along the intermediate frame between a plurality of positions including a trolley forward position and a trolley docking position. The litter is configured to be supported by the base in a cantilevered position when the trolley is in the trolley docking position. The base includes and auxiliary guide and the litter includes an auxiliary roller assembly configured to engage the auxiliary guide to provide an auxiliary point of contact to support the litter when the litter is docked to the trolley.
A61G 3/02 - Loading or unloading personal conveyances; Facilitating access of patients or disabled persons to, or exit from, vehicles
A61G 5/06 - Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs with obstacle-mounting facilities, e.g. for climbing stairs
88.
PATIENT TRANSPORT APPARATUS WITH BASE STABILIZERS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING REMOVABLE LITTERS
A patient transport apparatus for patients. The patient transport apparatus comprises a base having a base frame and an intermediate frame. The patient support further comprises a litter configured to be docked to and undocked from a trolley that is configured to slidably translate along the intermediate frame between a plurality of positions including a trolley forward position and a trolley docking position. The litter is configured to be supported by the base in a cantilevered position when the trolley is in the trolley docking position. The base includes a stabilizer that is configured for movement between a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration. In the deployed configuration the stabilizer engages a floor surface to brace the base at an additional point of contact with the floor surface to stabilize the base when the litter is in the cantilevered position.
A patient transport apparatus with a seat assembly to support a patient. A rear assembly pivots between first and second rear positions, and a stair rear position. A ski is selectively pivotable relative to the rear assembly between a plurality of ski positions. A carrier is coupled between the rear assembly and the ski and is operable between: an unlocked state where relative movement between the ski and the rear assembly is permitted, and a locked state where the carrier inhibits relative movement between the ski and the rear assembly. Movement of the rear assembly from the first rear position towards the second rear position changes operation of the carrier from the unlocked state to the locked state such that continued movement of the rear assembly into the rear stair position arranges the rear assembly and the ski for engagement with stairs.
A61G 3/02 - Loading or unloading personal conveyances; Facilitating access of patients or disabled persons to, or exit from, vehicles
A61G 5/06 - Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs with obstacle-mounting facilities, e.g. for climbing stairs
90.
DEVICES TO BE ACTUATED WITHIN THE UTERUS TO PROVIDE SUCTION FOR TREATING UTERINE BLEEDING
Devices for treating uterine bleeding. An actuator is configured to receive an input to deploy an intrauterine portion of the device to assume a larger outer profile within the uterus. The actuator may be coupled to a device body and configured to receive a pull input, a push input, or a twist input. The intrauterine portion may include flexible opposing members, rotatable tines, a segmented hook, an adjustable loop, or compressible foam. The intrauterine portion defines a lumen and suction ports configured to draw suction within the uterus. Indicia may be provided on the actuator to indicate an extent by which the intrauterine portion has been deployed within the uterus. An orientation of the actuator may correspond to a direction of deployment of the intrauterine portion. The device may include valves and an auxiliary suction source configured to provide suction with the device decoupled from a vacuum source.
A61B 17/42 - Gynaecological or obstetrical instruments or methods
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
A61B 17/12 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
91.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRAOPERATIVE SURGICAL SCOPE CLEANING
A system for supplying insufflation gas for a surgical procedure includes first and second insufflation gas inlets for receiving insufflation gas from at least two insufflation gas supply tanks located in an operating room; an insufflation gas outlet for providing a flow of insufflation gas supplied via the first and second insufflation gas inlets; and a valve system configured to automatically switch from insufflation gas supply via the first insufflation gas inlet to insufflation gas supply via the second insufflation gas inlet to maintain insufflation gas flow at the insufflation gas outlet.
A61B 1/00 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
A61B 1/012 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor characterised by internal passages or accessories therefor
A61B 1/015 - Control of fluid supply or evacuation
A61B 1/12 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor with cooling or rinsing arrangements
92.
MECHANICALLY RESONANT PULSE RELIEF VALVE FOR ASSISTED CLEARING OF PLUGGED ASPIRATION
A manifold comprises an aspiration outlet configured for being fluidly coupled an aspiration source, an aspiration inlet configured for being fluidly coupled to an aspiration catheter, such that an aspiration flow path is formed between the aspiration catheter and the aspiration source, and a relief inlet configured for being fluidly coupled to a pressurized fluid source. The manifold further comprises a passive pressure oscillation assembly fluidly coupled between the relief inlet and the aspiration flow path. The passive pressure oscillation assembly is configured for being operated between a normal mode that prevents fluid communication between the pressurized fluid source and the aspiration flow path, and an oscillatory mode that pulses fluid communication between the pressurized fluid source and the aspiration flow path.
A61M 1/00 - Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
A61B 17/22 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
93.
ELECTROSURGICAL CONSOLE FOR RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION
An electrosurgical system for radiofrequency ablation. An electrosurgical console includes a processor configured to determine impedance threshold values based on an initial tissue impedance value. The impedance threshold values may vary based on an elapsed time-based characteristic. A temperature set point is reduced based on the occurrence of the impedance event in which a tissue impedance value exceeds a threshold value. The reduced temperature set point may be fixed. The controller is configured to control the delivery of the RF energy drive the tissue temperature to the temperature set point(s). The temperature set point may not be reduced if the impedance event occurs during a ramp period, and an alert may be displayed. Secondary impedance threshold values may be utilized, and slower ramp periods may be provided for later in the ablation procedure. Methods of performing the ablation procedure with the electrosurgical system are also disclosed.
A61B 18/12 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
A61B 18/00 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
94.
COAXIAL ENDOVASCULAR ASSEMBLY MANAGEMENT, TRACKING, AND CONTROL
An endovascular management and tracking system comprises a track and at least one shuttle to which at least one elongate medical device can be respectively affixed. Each of the shuttle(s) is configured for being mechanically coupled to the track. Each of the shuttle(s) comprises a sled configured for riding on the track, an axial drive mechanism carried by the sled and configured for being actuated to axially translate the respective shuttle along the track, and a first actuator carried by the sled and configured for actuating the axial drive mechanism.
The present disclosure relates generally to medical imaging, and more specifically to machine-learning techniques to analyze and generate medical images to characterize tissue of a subject (e.g., to aid diagnosis and/or treatment of diseases). An exemplary method of displaying risk assessment of a tissue of a subject comprises: receiving a fluorescence image of the tissue of the subject; providing the fluorescence image to a trained generative adversarial ("GAN") model, wherein the GAN model is trained using a plurality of unlabeled training images associated with a normal future outcome; obtaining, based on the GAN model, one or more pixel-wise anomaly scores associated with one or more pixels of the fluorescence image, wherein the one or more pixel-wise anomaly scores are indicative of abnormality of the tissue of the subject; and displaying, based on the one or more pixel-wise anomaly scores, the risk assessment of the tissue in the fluorescence image.
G16H 30/40 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of medical images for processing medical images, e.g. editing
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
A monitoring system for a patient and/or patient support apparatus includes one or more cameras that capture images and depth data. A computer processes the image signals and depth data and performs one or more of the following functions: (a) enabling/disabling a remote control adapted to move a component of the patient support apparatus; (b) detecting patient breathing abnormalities; (c) detecting the presence of a ligature and its attendant strangulation risk to the patient; (d) identifying a sheet and/or a patient gown in the captured images; (e) disabling/enabling controls on the patient support apparatus based on patient position; (f) synchronizing readings from one or more sensors with the image signals; (g) stitching together images captured from multiple cameras; and/or other functions. The cameras may be positioned on the patient support apparatus and/or elsewhere, and the computer may be a server and/or a controller on the patient support apparatus.
G08B 21/04 - Alarms for ensuring the safety of persons responsive to non-activity, e.g. of elderly persons
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
A61G 7/10 - Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
A drape for a medical device, the drape including a flexible drape material for covering at least a portion of a medical device and configured to be cinched in at least one location to form an enclosed space for enclosing the at least a portion of the medical device, and a vacuum manifold that, when the flexible drape material is cinched, is positioned at least partially within the enclosed space for creating a vacuum in the enclosed space to cause the flexible drape material to conform to the at least a portion of the medical device when the at least a portion of the medical device is positioned within the enclosed space.
Methods and systems for delivering a tubular implant to a target location in a body lumen, wherein the tubular implant has a delivery length when in a radially collapsed, delivery configuration, and a foreshortened length shorter than the delivery length when in a radially expanded, implanted configuration. Respective markers are provided on a delivery catheter and on the tubular implant which provide a visual indication of the landing location of a foreshortened length of a last proximal portion of the tubular implant prior to implanting the last proximal portion. This allows the clinician to determine if the landing location of the last proximal portion is clinically desirable prior to fully implanting the tubular implant.
A61F 2/966 - Instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts having an outer sleeve with relative longitudinal movement between outer sleeve and prosthesis, e.g. using a push rod
99.
PATIENT TRANSPORT APPARATUS WITH ASYMMETRIC THROTTLE ASSEMBLY
A patient transport apparatus with a throttle arranged for rotation by a user between a maximum forward position and a maximum backward position to modulate propulsion via a wheel drive system. A biasing element urges the throttle toward a neutral position defined between the maximum forward and backward positions. A limiter restricts rotation of the throttle and includes a first surface, a second surface, and a guide arranged to abut the first surface to inhibit rotation beyond the maximum forward position and to abut the second surface to inhibit rotation beyond the maximum backward position. The guide is closer to the second surface than to the first surface in the neutral position such that rotation from the neutral position to the maximum forward position occurs along a first arc and rotation from the neutral position to the maximum backward position occurs along a second arc smaller than the first arc.
A61G 7/00 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
A61G 7/012 - Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons having adjustable mattress frame raising or lowering of the whole mattress frame
A patient support apparatus, such as a bed, cot, stretcher, operating table, recliner, or the like, includes a patient support structure, a user interface, a display, and a controller. The user interface comprises a display and controls for configuring various components of the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus includes an exit detection system and a monitoring system, and each system may be separately armed and disarmed. The controller uses the display to issue one or more reminders to the caregiver to put the patient support apparatus in a desired configuration before the caregiver walks away from the patient support apparatus. Reminders may be ignored or dismissed. If a reminder is dismissed, the reminder is turned off for that patient and the corresponding system is disarmed. A caregiver may re-enable a reminder after it has been turned off.
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
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