DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COUPLING A CABLE TO A MEDICAL DEVICE
Granted: March 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230079266
A tool member is rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of a shaft and includes a drive pulley and a coupling spool. A mechanical structure is coupled to a proximal end portion of the shaft and includes first and second capstans. The first and second capstans each include a first portion and a second portion. A distal portion of the cable is wrapped at least one revolution about the coupling spool. A first proximal end of the cable is wrapped about the second portion of the first…
TELESCOPING MEDICAL DEVICE ASSEMBLY AND STERILE DRAPE
Granted: March 9, 2023
Application Number:
20230077119
A drape shroud assembly comprises a body and a plurality of tabs. The body comprises a first end, a second end, an outer surface extending between the first end and the second end, and an inner surface extending between the first end and the second end. The inner surface of the body bounds an inner volume sized to permit at least part of a surgical instrument manipulator insertion assembly to be contained within the inner volume. The body is configured for attachment to the insertion…
SURGICAL DRAPE INSTALLATION AID
Granted: March 9, 2023
Application Number:
20230074236
A sterile adapter retaining device for mounting a surgical drape to a surgical drape installation aid comprises a body having a central portion and plurality of legs extending radially from the central portion. Each leg of the plurality of legs is configured to receive mounted thereon a respective instrument sterile adapter of a plurality of instrument sterile adapters attached to a surgical drape. The body is configured to fit within an interior volume of a surgical drape installation…
MOVEABLE DISPLAY SYSTEM
Granted: March 2, 2023
Application Number:
20230064265
Implementations relate to a moveable display system. In some implementations, a control unit includes a first support and a second support coupled to the first support. The second support is linearly translatable along a first axis in a first degree of freedom with respect to the first support, and at least a portion of the second support is linearly translatable along a second axis in a second degree of freedom with respect to the first support. The control unit includes a display unit…
MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH OPTICAL SENSING, AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS
Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230046962
A method comprises grasping material between a pair of jaw members of a medical instrument; sensing light transmitted from the material grasped between the pair of jaw members to a location exterior to the pair of jaw members; and altering a grasping force exerted by the pair of jaw members on the material being grasped based on the sensing of the light transmitted.
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH LOCKOUT MECHANISM
Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230052074
Surgical instruments, such as clamping and cutting instruments, are provided. In one aspect, a surgical stapling instrument comprises first and second jaws and a drive member configured to move in a distal direction through at least one of the jaws. The instrument further includes a locking member movable between a first position permitting distal translation of the drive member, and a second position impeding distal translation of the drive member, and a switch movable from a proximal…
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH LOCKOUT MECHANISM
Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230047784
Surgical clamping and cutting instruments are disclosed. In one aspect, a surgical instrument comprises an elongate shaft with an end effector having first and second jaws, a release member movably coupled to the end effector and a drive member configured to translate relative to the end effector. The instrument further includes a locking member movable from a first position permitting distal translation of the drive member, to a second position preventing distal translation of the drive…
MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH OPTICAL SENSING, AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS
Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230046962
A method comprises grasping material between a pair of jaw members of a medical instrument; sensing light transmitted from the material grasped between the pair of jaw members to a location exterior to the pair of jaw members; and altering a grasping force exerted by the pair of jaw members on the material being grasped based on the sensing of the light transmitted.
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH LOCKOUT MECHANISM
Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230052074
Surgical instruments, such as clamping and cutting instruments, are provided. In one aspect, a surgical stapling instrument comprises first and second jaws and a drive member configured to move in a distal direction through at least one of the jaws. The instrument further includes a locking member movable between a first position permitting distal translation of the drive member, and a second position impeding distal translation of the drive member, and a switch movable from a proximal…
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH LOCKOUT MECHANISM
Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230047784
Surgical clamping and cutting instruments are disclosed. In one aspect, a surgical instrument comprises an elongate shaft with an end effector having first and second jaws, a release member movably coupled to the end effector and a drive member configured to translate relative to the end effector. The instrument further includes a locking member movable from a first position permitting distal translation of the drive member, to a second position preventing distal translation of the drive…
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH LOCKOUT MECHANISM
Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230052074
Surgical instruments, such as clamping and cutting instruments, are provided. In one aspect, a surgical stapling instrument comprises first and second jaws and a drive member configured to move in a distal direction through at least one of the jaws. The instrument further includes a locking member movable between a first position permitting distal translation of the drive member, and a second position impeding distal translation of the drive member, and a switch movable from a proximal…
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH LOCKOUT MECHANISM
Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230047784
Surgical clamping and cutting instruments are disclosed. In one aspect, a surgical instrument comprises an elongate shaft with an end effector having first and second jaws, a release member movably coupled to the end effector and a drive member configured to translate relative to the end effector. The instrument further includes a locking member movable from a first position permitting distal translation of the drive member, to a second position preventing distal translation of the drive…
MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH OPTICAL SENSING, AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS
Granted: February 16, 2023
Application Number:
20230046962
A method comprises grasping material between a pair of jaw members of a medical instrument; sensing light transmitted from the material grasped between the pair of jaw members to a location exterior to the pair of jaw members; and altering a grasping force exerted by the pair of jaw members on the material being grasped based on the sensing of the light transmitted.
INSTRUMENT SHAFTS WITH RELIEF FEATURES, AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
Granted: February 9, 2023
Application Number:
20230039267
An instrument includes a tubular shaft, an end effector coupled to a distal end portion of the tubular shaft, and a relief feature extending circumferentially along a wall of the shaft and along at least a portion of a length of the shaft. The relief feature defines flexural members on opposing sides of the relief feature. The flexural members can move relative to one another in response to bending the shaft. The flexural members can engage one another on one or both of tension and…
CANNULAS HAVING BODY WALL RETENTION FEATURES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Granted: February 9, 2023
Application Number:
20230037688
A canula may comprise a mounting feature configured to couple the cannula to a manipulator arm of a medical system and a tube extending distally from the mounting feature. The tube may comprise a proximal end opening, a distal end opening disposed at an opposite end of the tube from the proximal end opening, a lateral wall defining a passage extending from the proximal end opening to the distal end opening, the passage configured to receive a medical instrument for advancement through…
INSTRUMENT SHAFTS WITH RELIEF FEATURES, AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
Granted: February 9, 2023
Application Number:
20230039267
An instrument includes a tubular shaft, an end effector coupled to a distal end portion of the tubular shaft, and a relief feature extending circumferentially along a wall of the shaft and along at least a portion of a length of the shaft. The relief feature defines flexural members on opposing sides of the relief feature. The flexural members can move relative to one another in response to bending the shaft. The flexural members can engage one another on one or both of tension and…
CANNULAS HAVING BODY WALL RETENTION FEATURES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Granted: February 9, 2023
Application Number:
20230037688
A canula may comprise a mounting feature configured to couple the cannula to a manipulator arm of a medical system and a tube extending distally from the mounting feature. The tube may comprise a proximal end opening, a distal end opening disposed at an opposite end of the tube from the proximal end opening, a lateral wall defining a passage extending from the proximal end opening to the distal end opening, the passage configured to receive a medical instrument for advancement through…
REAL-TISSUE HEAD AND NECK SURGICAL TRAINING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
Granted: January 19, 2023
Application Number:
20230017321
A real-tissue surgical training system includes a base and a harvested porcine tissue cassette. A substrate is configured to be removably mounted to the base. Harvested porcine tissue is carried by the substrate and configured to simulate the oropharynx region of the human body and to receive a surgical tool therein for surgical training.
REAL-TISSUE HEAD AND NECK SURGICAL TRAINING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
Granted: January 19, 2023
Application Number:
20230017321
A real-tissue surgical training system includes a base and a harvested porcine tissue cassette. A substrate is configured to be removably mounted to the base. Harvested porcine tissue is carried by the substrate and configured to simulate the oropharynx region of the human body and to receive a surgical tool therein for surgical training.
COMPACT, DIFFERENTIAL, COAXIAL INDUCTIVE FORCE SENSOR
Granted: January 5, 2023
Application Number:
20230003596
A variety of applications can include apparatus and/or methods that provide an axial force transducer. Two coils wound coaxially with respect to each other can be used with a magnet to determine a distance traveled based on application of an axial force to an instrument component. The two coils and magnet can be configured in a number of ways with respect to the instrument component. In various embodiments, the difference between an inductance associated with one of the two coils along…
