Lumenis Inc.

Nervesense Ltd.

Tzachi Itzhak Sabati

Yacov Domankevitz

Dan David Albeck

Sahar Vilan

Treatment systems are provided, which comprise a treatment element applying a treatment to a tissue, a stimulation element optically stimulating nerves in the tissue, a sensing unit sensing an electrical signal produced by nerves in the tissue in response to the optical stimulation, and a control unit controlling the application of the treatment according to the sensed signal. The systems and methods are used to avoid damaging nerves by sensing them during operation and immediately before local treatment application and preventing energy emission when the treatment tool is too close to specified nerves. Additional electric stimulation may be provided to enable avoidance of nerve damages on a larger scale, the treatment may be applied by a cold laser, and the control unit may control the treatment in realtime and in a closed loop and immediate prevent further treatment upon sensing optically stimulated nerves.

Nerve sparing treatment systems and methods

Systems and methods for a multifunction surgical apparatus are provided. In one embodiment, a surgical separator comprises: a base; a plurality of separation tongs each movably coupled to the base at their proximal end, wherein the tongs have distal ends each having a blunt profile; a cable coupled to the base, the cable including an optical fiber, where the base is arrange to position the optical fiber to aim an optical energy beam from the optical fiber out from the base and between the tongs at a centered point between the distal ends; wherein the cable further includes at least one element providing a control signal that controls operation of the tongs to move between and open position and a closed position; wherein when the distal ends of each of the tongs are positioned together into the closed position, the exterior profile of the tongs forms a wedge shape having a tip where the tongs meet.

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Megadim, Israel

Tzachi Itzhak Sabati