Leland Stanford Junior University

Thomas Ruby

John Avi Roop

Christopher Steven Pell

Bryan J Duggan

Reuben Daniel Brewer

Kevin Zi Jun Chao

Hattie Zhi Chen Dong

Greg Magee

Ronald Jou

Jonathan B Ticker

Zhi Chen Dong

James N Lau

Kevin Chao

Kevin Zi Chao

Apparatus, systems, and methods for laparoscopic abdominal surgery are disclosed. For example, a system or kit is provided for performing a procedure within a surgical space within a patient's body that includes a plurality of tool heads, and a tool head carrier including features for removably receiving one or more tool heads, the tool head carrier sized for introduction through a trocar or other port into a surgical space. The system or kit may also include a surgical tool including a tool shaft introduceable into the surgical space and including features for securing a tool head to the tool. Optionally, the tool head carrier may include a clip for securing the tool head carrier to an endoscope.

Apparatus, systems, and methods for performing laparoscopic surgery

A system and method for abdominal surgery is disclosed. The system can have one or more end effectors that can be attached to an introducer and/or tray and inserted into the abdomen through a large puncture through the patient's umbilicus. The end effector can have a surgical tool, such as a grasper. The system can have a manipulatable control arm that can be inserted into the abdomen through a small puncture through the patient's body wall. The end effector can be attached to the control arm and simultaneously or concurrently detached from the introducer or tray. The control arm can then manipulate the end effector to perform the surgery.

Surgical device and methods

Growing community of inventors

Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Thomas Ruby