Bio-medical Engineering (hk) Limited

Iemis (hk) Limited

Biomedical Engineering Corp.

Chung Kwong Yeung

Wing Fai Lam

Wai Lik Alik Chan

Wai Leung William Cheng

Kai Leung Yung

Jianwei Zhang

Tsun Ping Jimmy To

John Hay Durrell

Yuanhua Shi

Kai Yuan Huang

Kysen Grant Boyd Palmer

Archibald MacRobert Campbell

Anthony Robert Dennis

Biji Sreedhar

David Anthony Cardwell

Hon Shing Chan

Jimmy Tsun Ping To

Embodiments relate to a hysteroscopic system for managing post-partum hemorrhaging. The hysteroscopic system includes a main assembly and a uterine assembly. The main assembly includes a main channel, a cervical seal member, a first anchoring member, a second anchoring member, and a third anchoring member. The uterine assembly includes a first negative pressure port, a uterine expandable member, and a second negative pressure port.

Surgical systems and devices, including methods for configuring surgical systems and devices, for managing postpartum hemorrhaging

Example embodiments relate to surgical systems and methods. The system includes an arm assembly and end-effector assembly. The arm assembly includes a first drive portion and wrist drive portion. The end-effector assembly is securable to and removable from the arm assembly. The end-effector assembly includes an instrument assembly and wrist assembly. The instrument assembly includes a first instrument, first instrument driven portion, and first instrument insulative portion. The first instrument driven portion is configured to move the first instrument relative to a first axis when the first instrument driven portion is driven by the first drive portion. The wrist assembly includes a wrist driven portion. The wrist driven portion is configured to move the first instrument relative to a second axis when the wrist driven portion is driven by the wrist drive portion. The end-effector assembly is secured to and removable from the arm assembly via a wrist connector portion.

Surgical robotic devices and systems for use in performing minimally invasive and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgical actions

Example embodiments relate to surgical systems. The system includes an end-effector assembly having an instrument. The system includes a first arm assembly. A distal end of first arm assembly is securable to the end-effector assembly. The system includes an elbow joint assembly. A distal end of elbow joint assembly is secured to a proximal end of first arm assembly. A proximal end of elbow joint assembly is secured to a distal end of second arm assembly. The second arm assembly includes a first elbow drive assembly. The first elbow drive assembly includes an integrated motor for driving the elbow joint assembly to pivotally move the first arm assembly relative to an axis. The second arm assembly also includes a second elbow drive assembly. The second elbow drive assembly includes an integrated motor for driving the elbow joint assembly to pivotally move the first arm assembly relative to another axis.

Robotic devices and systems for performing single incision procedures and natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgical procedures, and methods of configuring robotic devices and systems

Embodiments relate to surgical systems and methods. The system includes a main assembly having an IMU subsystem, camera, scope head assembly, and processor. Processor processes images and IMU information, including determining whether images include a distal end of the scope head assembly and a cannulation target. Responsive to a determination that images include the distal end of the scope head assembly, the processor generates 3-dimensional position of distal end of the scope head assembly. When images are determined to include the cannulation target, the processor generates 3-dimensional positions of the cannulation target. Processor also generates predictions of one or more real-time trajectory paths for the distal end of the scope head assembly to cannulate the cannulation target.

Surgical systems and devices, and methods for configuring surgical systems and performing endoscopic procedures, including ERCP procedures

Example embodiments relate to surgical systems having an end-effector assembly, first arm assembly, elbow joint section, and second arm assembly. First arm assembly forms a first arm assembly axis. First end of elbow joint section is pivotable relative to its second end. Second arm assembly includes second arm assembly body and first elbow drive assembly. Second arm assembly body forms a second arm assembly axis. First elbow drive assembly includes a first integrated motor and first elbow drive portion. First elbow drive portion is controllable by the first integrated motor to pivotally move the first arm assembly relative to an elbow axis. First arm assembly includes a second elbow drive assembly having a second integrated motor and a second elbow drive portion. Second elbow drive portion is controllable by the second integrated motor to rotate first arm assembly relative to first arm assembly axis.

Embodiments relate to robotic arm assemblies. The robotic arm assembly includes an end-effector assembly. The end-effector assembly includes an instrument assembly. The instrument assembly includes an instrument and instrument driven portion. The elongated body includes an instrument central axis. The instrument driven portion includes a first central axis. The instrument driven portion is secured to a proximal end of the instrument in such a way that, when the instrument driven portion is driven to rotate, the instrument rotates relative to the first central axis. The end-effector assembly includes an instrument drive assembly. The instrument drive assembly includes an instrument drive portion. The instrument drive portion includes a second central axis. The instrument drive portion is configured to drive the instrument driven portion to rotate the distal end of the instrument relative to the first central axis. The second central axis intersects with and orthogonal to the first central axis.

Robotic arm system with gear-driven end-effector assembly

Example embodiments relate to robotic arm assemblies. The robotic arm assembly includes forearm and upper arm segments. Upper arm segment includes distal motor. Robotic arm assembly includes elbow coupling joint assembly connecting distal end of upper arm segment to proximal end of forearm segment via a serial arrangement of proximal and distal elbow joints. Proximal elbow joint is located between upper arm segment and distal elbow joint. Distal elbow joint is located between proximal elbow joint and forearm segment. Proximal elbow joint forms proximal main elbow axis. Distal elbow joint forms distal main elbow axis. Elbow coupling joint assembly includes distal elbow joint subassembly connected to forearm segment. Elbow coupling joint assembly includes proximal elbow joint subassembly connecting upper arm segment to distal elbow joint subassembly. Proximal elbow joint subassembly is configured to be driven to rotate forearm segment relative to proximal main elbow axis.

Surgical arm system with internally drive gear assemblies

Embodiments relate to robotic arm assemblies. Robotic arm assembly includes an arm segment and end-effector assembly. Arm segment includes an elongated body which forms an arm segment central axis. End-effector assembly is securable to the arm segment. End-effector assembly includes an instrument assembly and first gear assembly. Instrument assembly includes an instrument and instrument gear. Instrument forms an instrument central axis. Instrument is for performing an action. Proximal end of instrument is secured to the instrument gear. First gear assembly includes a first primary gear and protrusion portion. First primary gear includes a second central axis formed through the first primary gear. Second central axis intersects with first central axis, instrument central axis, and arm segment central axis. Protrusion portion is secured to the first primary gear, and includes an opening. A portion of the proximal end of the instrument is provided in the opening and rotatable within the opening.

Example embodiments relate generally to surgical systems. The system may include a first arm assembly having a first arm assembly body. The system may also include a distal elbow joint assembly secured to a proximal end of the first arm assembly. The distal elbow joint assembly may be configurable to provide the first arm assembly with a first degree of freedom relative to a first axis. The system may also include a proximal elbow joint assembly secured to the distal elbow joint assembly. The proximal elbow joint assembly may be configurable to provide the first arm assembly with a second degree of freedom relative to a second axis. The second axis may be different from the first axis. The first degree of freedom may be different from the second degree of freedom.

Example embodiments relate to surgical systems and methods. System includes an end-effector assembly and arm assembly. End-effector assembly includes an instrument assembly and wrist assembly. Instrument assembly includes an instrument and instrument driven portion. Instrument driven portion includes an instrument connection portion and instrument driven gear. Instrument connection portion connects the instrument driven gear to the instrument. Wrist assembly includes a wrist driven gear and wrist body, which connects the wrist driven gear to the instrument assembly. Arm assembly includes a wrist connector portion and integrated motors. Arm assembly attaches to and detaches from the wrist assembly. When the arm assembly is attached to the wrist assembly, the instrument driven gear and wrist driven gear are drivable to rotate by the integrated motors. When the arm assembly is detached from the wrist assembly, the instrument driven gear and wrist driven gear are not drivable to rotate by the integrated motors.

Example embodiments relate generally to robotic arm assemblies. The robotic arm assembly may include an arm segment and an end-effector assembly. The arm segment may include an elongated body, a first motor, and a second motor. The end-effector assembly may be securable to the arm segment. The end-effector assembly may include an instrument assembly, a first gear assembly, and a second gear assembly. The instrument assembly may include an instrument and an instrument gear. The first gear assembly may include a first primary gear and a protrusion portion. The protrusion portion may be configurable to drive the instrument assembly. The second gear assembly may include a second primary gear configurable to drive the instrument gear.

Example embodiments relate to robotic arm assemblies. The robotic arm assembly may include upper arm segment and shoulder coupling joint assembly. Upper arm segment includes a motor. Shoulder coupling joint assembly connects upper arm segment to shoulder segment. Shoulder coupling joint assembly includes distal and proximal shoulder joint subassemblies. Distal shoulder joint subassembly is connected to the upper arm segment. Distal shoulder joint subassembly includes gear train system having gear stages including first distal elbow gear stage and second distal elbow gear stage. First distal elbow gear stage includes bevel gears. Second distal elbow gear stage includes a planetary gear assembly. Proximal shoulder joint subassembly connects the shoulder segment to the distal shoulder joint subassembly.

Surgical arm system with internally driven gear assemblies

Example embodiments relate to robotic arm assemblies. The robotic arm assembly may include forearm segment, upper arm segment, and elbow coupling joint assembly. Upper arm segment includes a motor. Elbow coupling joint assembly connects forearm and upper arm segments. Elbow coupling joint assembly includes distal and proximal elbow joint subassemblies. Distal elbow joint subassembly is connected to the forearm segment. Distal elbow joint subassembly includes gear train system having gear stages including first distal elbow gear stage, second distal elbow gear stage, third distal elbow gear stage, and fourth distal elbow gear stage. First distal elbow gear stage includes bevel gears. Second distal elbow gear stage includes spur gears. Third distal elbow gear stage includes bevel gears. Fourth distal elbow gear stage includes a planetary gear assembly. Proximal elbow joint subassembly connects the upper arm segment to the distal elbow joint subassembly.

Present example embodiments relate generally to a surgical system comprising an internal anchor assembly configurable to be inserted into and positioned inside a cavity of a body. The surgical system further comprises an external anchor assembly configurable to magnetically couple to the internal anchor assembly. The external anchor assembly may comprise a magnetic assembly. The magnetic assembly may include one or more superconducting magnets configurable to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic assembly may further include a conductive housing for receiving the one or more superconducting magnets. The external anchor assembly may further include a temperature control section configurable to control a temperature of the one or more superconducting magnets via the conductive housing. The external anchor assembly may further include an external anchor body configurable to receive the magnetic assembly and the temperature control section. The external anchor body may be fixably positionable outside of the body.

Magnetic-anchored robotic system

Example embodiments relate to surgical systems comprising an end-effector assembly and arm assembly. The end-effector assembly may include a first instrument assembly having a first instrument and first instrument driven portion configurable to be driven to move the first instrument relative to a first axis. The arm assembly may include first and second arm assembly bodies, first arm assembly joint portion for joining the first and second arm assembly bodies, first instrument drive assembly, and first arm assembly drive assembly. The first instrument drive assembly may include a first integrated motor and first instrument drive portion controllable by the first integrated motor to drive the first instrument driven portion. The first arm assembly drive assembly may include a second integrated motor and first arm assembly drive portion controllable by the second integrated motor to drive the first arm assembly body to move relative to the second arm assembly body.

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Chung Kwong Yeung