Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Safepath Medical, Inc.

Hewlett-packard Company

David P Dolan

Joseph P Lane

Mark Anthony Messina

Daniel Van Alphen

Thomas James Hunt

Brent Jordan

Wojtek Sudol

Thomas D Egan

Paul Sabin

Michael W Sutherland

Thomas P Stephens

Francis E Gurrie

Thomas A Shoup

Nick Lauder

Dan Morgan

Walter Patrick Kelly, Jr

Alex Wee Kar Tan

Brian G Connor

Richard H Jundanian

Ryan Bowman

Matthew Schaepe

A device for suturing tissue includes a handle including a housing and a suturing needle for advancing a suture through the tissue. The device also includes a first needle gripper that is configured to both grasp and release the suturing needle. A second needle gripper is also configured to both grasp and release the suturing needle. An actuator is coupled to the housing and is operatively coupled to: (a) a first linkage that pivots the second gripping gripper between a fully extended position and a retracted position relative to the housing; and (b) a second linkage that is operatively coupled to the first and second needle grippers and configured to alter a state of each of the first and second needle grippers. The second linkage can include a one-way clutch.

Systems and methods for suturing tissue

The control panel and display of a cart-borne ultrasound system are support by a lift which can be controlled to allow the control panel and display to be raised, lowered, and rotated. The lift has a first pivot elbow mounted to the ultrasound system cart and a second pivot elbow on which the control panel and display are mounted. A four-bar linkage is coupled between the pivot elbows which enables to control panel and display to be raised and lowered while maintaining the inclination of the control panel. The pivot elbows allow the control panel and display to be turned and rotated. A pair of hydraulic struts are mounted to the four-bar linkage to support the weight of the control panel and display. When a control button on the handle of the control panel is depressed the control panel and display can be freely raised, lowered and rotated. When the control button is released the pivot elbows and four-bar linkages are locked in their current positions.

Ultrasound system control panel and display lift

A device according to one exemplary embodiment is a compact, light-weight handheld device that includes a needle and suture assembly, a mechanism for gripping and releasing the needle and suture assembly (a 'needle transfer mechanism' or 'needle shuttle mechanism'), safely capturing the needle assembly upon exit from the patient's tissue, and returning the needle to position such that the process of delivering additional sutures to the patient can be repeated. The device of the present invention accommodates the right or left-handed user, rests comfortably in the user's hand, allows sufficient visualization of the procedure site, and permits the user to either control penetration depth of the needle or default to a device-determined depth. The present device permits the user to utilize a wrist-rotation (pivoting) suture delivery technique that is familiar to a user based on experience with other surgical techniques.

Means and methods for suturing tissue

Trolley for medical diagnostic imaging system

An ultrasound system, comprising: a plurality of interchangeable transducer connector modules (TCMs), wherein each TCM includes an ultrasound connector, a switching circuit, and a pluggable interface; and an ultrasound control unit, wherein the ultrasound control unit includes: a plurality of bays, each for receiving and pluggably coupling one of the TCMs into a distribution bus of the ultrasound control unit, and a system controller for selecting one of the plurality of TCMs and for activating the switching circuit of the selected TCM.

Modular transducer connection system

An ultrasound transducer connector for connecting a transducer to a terminal on an ultrasound unit, the ultrasound transducer connector including a shell; a LIF connector supported by the shell; and a cable electrically connected to the LIF connector that electrically connects the LIF connector to the transducer.

Ultrasound transducer connector assembly

An ultrasonic probe including a sensor head having an array of ultrasonic transducer elements is disclosed. The sensor head is located at the tip of a flexible shaft. The flexible shaft houses a flex circuit which is electrically connected directly to the transducer elements. The flex circuit transmits electrical signals from the transducer elements to the handle of the probe. The flexible shaft is bendable in all directions and can bend in a sharp radius in the region near the tip of the flexible shaft.

Ultrasonic probe assembly and cable therefor

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Londonderry, NH, United States of America

David P Dolan