Origin Medsystems, Inc.

Han Sen Medical, Inc.

Auris Health, Inc.

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

Other

Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc.

Sherwood Services Ag

Endo-therapeutics, Inc.

Zimmer Gmbh

Covidien Ag

Orgin Medsystems, Inc.

Intuitive Sugrical Operations, Inc.

Frederic H Moll

Daniel T Wallace

Albert K Chin

Gunter D Niemeyer

Robert G Younge

Daniel Thomas Adams

David F Moore

Gregory J Stahler

Kenneth M Martin

Michael R Zinn

David Joseph Rosa

William C Nowlin

Charles Gresl, Jr

Philip K Hopper

J Kenneth Salisbury, Jr

Andris D Ramans

Alan L Yu

Gary S Guthart

David Charles Lundmark

Stephen J Blumenkranz

Michael J Tierney

Paxton H Maeder-York

David S Mintz

Steven J Blumenkranz

David Q Larkin

Yulun Wang

Giuseppe Maria Prisco

Brian David Hoffman

Darrin R Uecker

James W Wright

Amante A Mangaser

Rajesh Kumar

Modjtaba Ghodoussi

Kyle Andrew Tucker

Gregory T Schulte

Mark H Olson

Benjamin Richter

Jason Gonzalez

Edwin J Hlavka

Federico Barbagli

Christopher Allen Julian

Ranjan Mauherjee

Randall L Schlesinger

Enrique Romo

Christopher R Carlson

Allen Jiang

John W Hill

Alexander Tarek Hassan

Mark A Lown

John G Freund

Milton B McColl

John P Lunsford

William A Holmes

Peter F Costa

Dean F Hoornaert

David Michael Schummers

Christopher P Wilson

Joshua F DeFonzo

Andrew F O'Rourke

Volkmar Falk

Philip C Evans

David C Forster

Farzad Soleimani

Rand P Pendleton

Siddharth Oli

Thomas G Cooper

Brandon D Itkowitz

Richard L Mueller

Jeffrey A Smith

Brian Edward Miller

Michael Ikeda

J Kenneth Salisbury

Ranjan Mukherjee

Frank T Watkins, Iii

Rick J Kaufmann

Jason Lee

Robert D Warner

Gail Stevens

Diane E Caramore

F Thomas Watkins

Craig R Rosenberg

Siddarth Oli

Jeffery A Smith

Joseph Mandato

Anne Donahue Doisneau

Frank T Watkins

The apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a flexible sheath instrument, a flexible guide instrument, and a tool. The flexible sheath instrument comprises a first instrument base removably coupleable to an instrument driver and defines a sheath instrument working lumen. The flexible guide instrument comprises a second instrument base removably coupleable to the instrument driver and is threaded through the sheath instrument working lumen. The guide instrument also defines a guide instrument working lumen. The tool is threaded through the guide instrument working lumen. For this embodiment of the apparatus, the sheath instrument and guide instrument are independently controllable relative to each other.

Robotic catheter system and methods

A surgical robotics system with robotic arms is configurable to perform a variety of surgical procedures. The surgical robotics system can include a table, column, base, and robotic arms that are either column-mounted, rail-mounted, or mounted on a separate unit. In a column-mounted configuration, the column can include column rings that translate vertically and rotate about the column. The robotic arms are attached to the column rings. In a rail-mounted configuration, the base can include base rails that translate along the base. The robotic arms are attached to the base rails. In both configurations, the robotic arms can move independently from each other and include multiple arm segments. Each arm segment can provide an additional degree of freedom to the robotic arm. Thus, the surgical robotics system may position the robotic arms into numerous configurations to access different parts of a patient's body.

Surgical robotics system

A robotic surgical system comprises a horizontal platform to support a patient, a rail positioned about the horizontal platform, a carriage operatively coupled to and configured to translate along the rail, and a robotic arm operatively coupled to the carriage and translated about the patient by the rail. The robotic arm is configured to operate on the patient in a variety of positions provided by the translating carriage. The rail provides a rounded path for the carriage, such as a U-shaped path. The U-shaped path may comprise a first leg and a second leg, the first leg longer than the second leg. Furthermore, the system may comprise a plurality of carriages operatively coupled to the rail and a plurality of robotic arms. Also, the system may further comprise a central base which the horizontal platform can articulate relative to, such as by translating horizontally or vertically, rotating, or titling.

Surgical system with configurable rail-mounted mechanical arms

Systems and methods for performing concomitant medical procedures are disclosed. In one aspect, the method involves controlling a first robotic arm to insert a first medical instrument through a first opening of a patient and controlling a second robotic arm to insert a second medical instrument through a second opening of the patient. The first robotic arm and the second robotic arm are part of a first platform and the first opening and the second opening are positioned at two different anatomical regions of the patient.

Systems and methods for concomitant medical procedures

A robotic catheter system includes a controller with a master input device. An instrument driver is in communication with the controller and has a guide instrument interface including a plurality of guide instrument drive elements responsive to control signals generated, at least in part, by the master input device. An elongate guide instrument has a base, distal end, and a working lumen, wherein the guide instrument base is operatively coupled to the guide instrument interface. The guide instrument includes a plurality of guide instrument control elements operatively coupled to respective guide drive elements and secured to the distal end of the guide instrument. The guide instrument control elements are axially moveable relative to the guide instrument such that movement of the guide instrument distal end may be controlled by the master input device.

Robotic catheter system

Certain aspects relate to systems, devices, and techniques for clot manipulation and removal. At least some of the devices for clot manipulation and removal can be robotically controlled. These devices can include one or more elongate members that can be robotically driven through a patient's vasculature. One such device can include a first elongate member that can serve as an access sheath, a second elongate member that can serve as a clot removal catheter, a third elongate member that can serve as a clot disruptor, and a fourth elongate member that can serve as a guidewire.

Robotically controlled clot manipulation and removal

Systems and methods for moving or manipulating robotic arms are provided. A group of robotic arms are configured to form a virtual rail or line between the end effectors of the robotic arms. The robotic arms are responsive to outside force such as from a user. When a user moves a single one of the robotic arms, the other robotic arms will automatically move to maintain the virtual rail alignments. The virtual rail of the robotic arm end effectors may be translated in one or more of three dimensions. The virtual rail may be rotated about a point on the virtual rail line. The robotic arms can detect the nature of the contact from the user and move accordingly. Holding, shaking, tapping, pushing, pulling, and rotating different parts of the robotic arm elicits different movement responses from different parts of the robotic arm.

Configurable robotic surgical system with virtual rail and flexible endoscope

A surgical robotics system with robotic arms is configurable to perform a variety of surgical procedures. The surgical robotics system includes a table, column, base, and robotic arms that are either column-mounted, rail-mounted, or mounted on a separate unit. In a column-mounted configuration, the column includes column rings that translate vertically and rotate about the column. The robotic arms are attached to the column rings. In a rail-mounted configuration, the base includes base rails that translate along the base. The robotic arms are attached to the base rails. In both configurations, the robotic arms move independently from each other and include a multiple arm segments. Each arm segment provides an additional degree of freedom to the robotic arm. Thus, the surgical robotics system may position the robotic arms into numerous configurations to access different parts of a patient's body.

A system for conducting denervation of the neural plexus adjacent the renal artery, comprises a pre-shaped ablative element operatively coupled to an elongate deployment member configured to be navigated into the renal artery, the pre-shaped ablative element comprising one or more RF electrodes disposed in an arcuate pattern; and an energy source operatively coupled to the one or more RF electrodes and being configured to cause current to flow from the pre-shaped ablative element and cause localized heating sufficient to denervate nearby neural tissue.

System and method for endoluminal and translumenal therapy

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Frederic H Moll