An enclosure-system includes an inflatable enclosure and a control system. The enclosure includes one or more enclosure walls made of flexible materials and at least one transparent section configured to allow users to observe the inside of the enclosure from the outside the enclosure. The enclosure includes one or more air vents, wherein at least one of the vents has a variable pneumatic resistance during operations. The control system is configured to control the environment inside the enclosure. The control system includes an air source configured to provide air to the enclosure, one or more sensors, and a processor.
A61B 90/40 - Apparatus fixed or close to patients specially adapted for providing an aseptic surgical environment
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A composite-material for use in portable surgical systems is disclosed. The composite material may comprise two layers of a first material and one layer of a second material. The layer of the second material may comprise a plurality of holes and may be disposed between the layers of the first material. The composite-material may further include a series of bonding regions extending, from one layer of the first material to the other layer of the first material, through the plurality of holes of the layer of the second material. The bonding regions may seal the holes of the layer of the second material such as to form an impenetrable composite-material layer even when the layers of the first material are not impermeable. The bonding regions may cause the layers to attach to each other. The composite-material may be used to make a sterile sleeve of the portable surgical system.
An enclosure-system includes an inflatable enclosure and a control system. The enclosure includes one or more enclosure walls made of flexible materials and at least one transparent section configured to allow users to observe the inside of the enclosure from the outside the enclosure. The enclosure includes one or more air vents, wherein at least one of the vents has a variable pneumatic resistance during operations. The control system is configured to control the environment inside the enclosure. The control system includes an air source configured to provide air to the enclosure, one or more sensors, and a processor.
A61B 90/40 - Apparatus fixed or close to patients specially adapted for providing an aseptic surgical environment
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
7.
PORTABLE SYSTEM FOR ISOLATION AND REGULATION OF SURGICAL SITE ENVIRONMENTS
Portable surgical systems for regulating intra-operative environments over surgical sites are disclosed. The surgical systems include a flexible surgical enclosure configured to be attached to the surgical site of a patient. The enclosure enables operators to perform surgery on the surgical site from inside the enclosure. The enclosure may further include a patient-limb-port configured to enable the patient to insert an arm or a leg into the enclosure so that a limb-surgical-site is disposed inside the enclosure. The surgical system may further include an active environment control unit with one or multiple sensors. The surgical system prevents outer environment contaminants from reaching the surgical site while providing a barrier protecting operators from exposure to blood generated during the surgery. The portable surgical system is used to perform surgery in environments other than operating rooms, such as outdoors, in tents, in cottages, and non-sterile rooms.
A61G 10/02 - Treatment rooms for medical purposes with artificial climateTreatment rooms for medical purposes with means to maintain a desired pressure, e.g. for germ-free rooms
8.
UTILITARIAN TASK-BASED CONTAINER AND INFLATABLE ISOLATION CHAMBER FOR MEDICAL, MILITARY AND TRAINING APPLICATIONS
The invention discloses inflatable-containers, also named utilitarian task-based containers, that essentially include a set of prepacked materials, ingredients, devices, tools, and/or instruments which could be used for performing a group of related actions, such as: preparing medical materials and equipment which could be used during an in-the-field medical interventions and surgeries performed via portable surgical systems. The containers may include inward and/or outward protuberances shaped as gloves with sleeves, fingers, and handlers to allow manipulations as necessary for the predefined task. The inflatable-containers may be transparent so that an user can see within the interior of the container. The containers may be designed to for single use or for repeated uses. The inflatable-containers may be self-inflating.
A blood-management-system for collecting blood from a surgical-site of a patient and for measuring the patient's blood loss is disclosed. The blood management system includes a drape configured to be disposed on the patient. The drape further includes an adhesive layer forming a seal between the drape and a region surrounding the surgical site. The blood management-system further includes a drape-collector disposed on the drape, in the proximity of the surgical-site. The drape-collector is configured to collect blood spilled on the surgical- site-layer, to store blood, and to evaluate the quantity of blood collected in the drape-collector. The blood-management- system further includes blood-containers configured to receive fluids from the drape, to store the fluids, and to measure the fluids quantity. The blood-management-system further includes a computing system configured to receive information from the drape-collector and the blood¬ container and to evaluate the amount of blood lost by the patient.
Portable surgical systems for regulating intra-operative environments over surgical sites are disclosed. The surgical systems include a flexible surgical enclosure configured to be attached to the surgical site of a patient. The enclosure enables operators to perform surgery on the surgical site from inside the enclosure. The enclosure may further include a patient-limb-port configured to enable the patient to insert an arm or a leg into the enclosure so that a limb-surgical-site is disposed inside the enclosure. The surgical system may further include an active environment control unit with one or multiple sensors. The surgical system prevents outer environment contaminants from reaching the surgical site while providing a barrier protecting operators from exposure to blood and biological matter generated during the surgery. The portable surgical system is used to perform surgery in environments other than operating rooms, such as outdoors, in tents, in cottages, and non-sterile rooms.
A61G 10/02 - Treatment rooms for medical purposes with artificial climateTreatment rooms for medical purposes with means to maintain a desired pressure, e.g. for germ-free rooms
Systems and methods for verifying the certifications and the authenticity of commercial products is disclosed. The system receives photos of the commercial product and the labels displayed on the product. The system performs image recognition on the labels and extracts the certification marks on the product. The system accesses a certification-database and verifies if proper certifications exist for the product. The systems include a product registration system where manufacturers registered their products by uploading photos of the products and their labels. Registered-product-records are formed for each registered product and are rendered immutable via a blockchain. A user investigates if a product in the stream of commerce is an authentic product by uploading photos of the product on the registration system. The information extracted from the photos is compared with the information in the corresponding registered-product-record. Geolocation information of the investigated products is acquired. An authenticity status is determined for the investigated product.
Portable surgical systems for regulating intra-operative environments over surgical sites are disclosed. The surgical systems include a flexible surgical enclosure configured to be attached to the surgical site of a patient. The enclosure enables operators to perform surgery on the surgical site from inside the enclosure. The enclosure may further include a patient-limb-port configured to enable the patient to insert an arm or a leg into the enclosure so that a limb-surgical-site is disposed inside the enclosure. The surgical system may further include an active environment control unit with one or multiple sensors. The surgical system prevents outer environment contaminants from reaching the surgical site while providing a barrier protecting operators from exposure to blood and biological matter generated during the surgery. The portable surgical system is used to perform surgery in environments other than operating rooms, such as outdoors, in tents, in cottages, and non-sterile rooms.
A data management system for managing data acquired during medical procedures is disclosed. The data management system may include a centralized database and/or a plurality of databases storing procedure records. Each of the procedure records comprises data acquired by a data acquisition system during a medical procedure performed on a specific patient. The data management system enables users to access, search and perform analytics on data in the databases. The system may further include a blockchain configured to render immutable the data in the centralized database and databases. The data management system may include a centralized data access system enabling users to access the plurality of databases even when each of the databases are operated by different healthcare providers and when the procedure records in the databases are owned by the different owners. The data acquisition system may be part of a portable-surgical-system for performing surgery in the field.
H04L 9/00 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols
G06F 21/64 - Protecting data integrity, e.g. using checksums, certificates or signatures
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 50/70 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data miningICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communicationsNetwork security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
14.
SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MEASURING THE QUANTITY OF LOST BLOOD DURING SURGERY
A blood-management-system for collecting blood from a surgical-site of a patient and for measuring the patient's blood loss is disclosed. The blood management system includes a drape configured to be disposed on the patient. The drape further includes an adhesive layer forming a seal between the drape and a region surrounding the surgical site. The blood management-system further includes a drape-collector disposed on the drape, in the proximity of the surgical-site. The drape-collector is configured to collect blood spilled on the surgical-site-layer, to store blood, and to evaluate the quantity of blood collected in the drape-collector. The blood-management-system further includes blood-containers configured to receive fluids from the drape, to store the fluids, and to measure the fluids quantity. The blood-management-system further includes a computing system configured to receive information from the drape-collector and the blood-container and to evaluate the amount of blood lost by the patient.
Systems and methods for verifying the certifications and the authenticity of commercial products is disclosed. The system receives photos of the commercial product and the labels displayed on the product. The system performs image recognition on the labels and extracts the certification marks on the product. The system accesses a certification-database and verifies if proper certifications exist for the product. The systems include a product registration-system where manufacturers registered their products by uploading photos of the products and their labels. Registered-product-records are formed for each registered product and are rendered immutable via a blockchain. A user investigates if a product in the stream of commerce is an authentic product by uploading photos of the product on the registration-system. The information extracted from the photos is compared with the information in the corresponding registered-product-record. Geolocation information of the investigated products is acquired. An authenticity status is determined for the investigated product.
A data management system for managing data acquired during medical procedures is disclosed. The data management system may include a centralized database and/or a plurality of databases storing procedure records. Each of the procedure records comprises data acquired by a data acquisition system during a medical procedure performed on a specific patient. The data management system enables users to access, search and perform analytics on data in the databases. The system may further include a blockchain configured to render immutable the data in the centralized database and databases. The data management system may include a centralized data access system enabling users to access the plurality of databases even when each of the databases are operated by different healthcare providers and when the procedure records in the databases are owned by the different owners. The data acquisition system may be part of a portable-surgical-system for performing surgery in the field.
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G06F 3/06 - Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers
G06F 16/27 - Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database systemDistributed database system architectures therefor
17.
CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ENCLOSURE GAS PRESSURIZATION, INFLATION, AND AIRFLOW MANAGEMENT
An enclosure-system includes an inflatable enclosure and a control system. The enclosure includes one or more enclosure walls made of flexible materials and at least one transparent section configured to allow users to observe the inside of the enclosure from the outside the enclosure. The enclosure includes one or more air vents, wherein at least one of the vents has a variable pneumatic resistance during operations. The control system is configured to control the environment inside the enclosure. The control system includes an air source configured to provide air to the enclosure, one or more sensors, and a processor.
A61G 10/02 - Treatment rooms for medical purposes with artificial climateTreatment rooms for medical purposes with means to maintain a desired pressure, e.g. for germ-free rooms
Portable surgical systems for regulating intra-operative environments over surgical sites are disclosed. The surgical systems include a flexible surgical enclosure configured to be attached to the surgical site of a patient. The enclosure enables operators to perform surgery on the surgical site from inside the enclosure. The enclosure may further include a patient-limb-port configured to enable the patient to insert an arm or a leg into the enclosure so that a limb- surgical-site is disposed inside the enclosure. The surgical system may further include an active environment control unit with one or multiple sensors. The surgical system prevents outer environment contaminants from reaching the surgical site while providing a barrier protecting operators from exposure to blood generated during the surgery. The portable surgical system is used to perform surgery in environments other than operating rooms, such as outdoors, in tents, in cottages, and non-sterile rooms.
A61B 90/40 - Apparatus fixed or close to patients specially adapted for providing an aseptic surgical environment
A61B 1/00 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor
The invention discloses inflatable-containers, also named utilitarian task-based containers, that essentially include a set of prepacked materials, ingredients, devices, tools, and/or instruments which could be used for performing a group of related actions, such as: preparing medical materials and equipment which could be used during an in-the-field medical interventions and surgeries performed via portable surgical systems. The containers may include inward and/or outward protuberances shaped as gloves with sleeves, fingers, and handlers to allow manipulations as necessary for the predefined task. The inflatable-containers may be transparent so that an user can see within the interior of the container. The containers may be designed to for single use or for repeated uses. The inflatable-containers may be self-inflating.
A61B 19/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories for surgery or diagnosis not covered by any of the groups A61B 1/00-A61B 18/00, e.g. for stereotaxis, sterile operation, luxation treatment, wound edge protectors(protective face masks A41D 13/11; surgeons' or patients' gowns or dresses A41D 13/12; devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body liquids A61M 1/00)
A portable surgical system including a transparent and flexible plastic enclosure is disclosed. The enclosure is attached reversibly to the patient's body encompassing the surgical site such as to isolate and regulate the immediate environment of the surgical site, and to reduce bodily fluid splatters from the surgical site to the surgical providers. The enclosure includes an environmental control system configured to actively monitor and control the environment inside the enclosure such as to create and maintain essentially sterile conditions. The surgical systems can be used both for surgeries on a torso of a patient and on surgeries on arms or legs. The portable surgical system is lightweight and portable and can be used in con-ventional operating rooms to improve sterility, or in other circum-stances where no operating room is available, such as field hospitals and for on the field surgeries.
Provided herein is a portable surgical system designed for interoperability with surgical or research tools and processes. The portable surgical system may comprise a portable enclosure and one or more sensors. Also provided herein are methods for training surgery robots for use with the system and manufacturing the portable surgical system.
A portable surgical system including a transparent and flexible plastic enclosure (1) is disclosed. The enclosure is attached reversibly to the patient's body encompassing the surgical site such as to isolate and regulate the immediate environment of the surgical site, and to reduce bodily fluid splatters from the surgical site to the surgical providers. The enclosure is inflated with filtered air. Arm ports (8) are integrated into the enclosure to allow access to the inside of the enclosure by either provider arms or augmenting instrumentation taking the place of arms such as laparoscopes or robots. Material ports (10) maintain enclosure environmental integrity but allow the passing of anatomical specimens, instruments, and other materials into and out of the enclosure (1) during a procedure. The portable surgical system is lightweight and can be used in conventional operating rooms to improve sterility, or in other circumstances where no operating room is available, such as field hospitals.
A61B 90/00 - Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups , e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
A61B 46/27 - Surgical drapes specially adapted for patients tubular, e.g. for arms or legs
A61B 90/40 - Apparatus fixed or close to patients specially adapted for providing an aseptic surgical environment
A61B 17/00 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods
Medical device and surgical instrument for use in diagnosis and surgery of the gastro-intestinal tract; Surgical apparatus and instruments; Surgical apparatus and instruments for medical; Surgical devices and instruments; Surgical instruments and apparatus; Surgical and medical apparatus and instruments for use in general surgery; Surgical and medical apparatus and instruments for use in orthopedic surgery
44 - Medical, veterinary, hygienic and cosmetic services; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services
Goods & Services
Surgical and medical apparatus and instruments for use in general surgery; Surgical and medical apparatus and instruments for use in orthopedic surgery; Surgical apparatus and instruments; Surgical apparatus and instruments for medical, dental or veterinary use; Surgical apparatus and instruments for use in ophthalmic surgery; Surgical apparatus and instruments for use in orthopedic surgery; Surgical devices and instruments; Surgical instruments and apparatus Medical services; Medical services in the field of Surgery; Medical examination services; Emergency medical services offered in or from a remote, mobile or temporary on-site location; Emergency medical services provided on an aircraft; Emergency medical response services; Providing medical services to indigenous populations outside the United States; Veterinary specialty services providing advanced medical, diagnostic or surgical services for animals
44 - Medical, veterinary, hygienic and cosmetic services; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services
Goods & Services
Surgical and medical apparatus and instruments for use in general surgery; Surgical and medical apparatus and instruments for use in orthopedic surgery; Surgical apparatus and instruments; Surgical apparatus and instruments for medical, dental or veterinary use; Surgical apparatus and instruments for use in ophthalmic surgery; Surgical apparatus and instruments for use in orthopedic surgery; Surgical devices and instruments; Surgical instruments and apparatus Medical services; Medical services in the field of Surgery; Medical examination services; Emergency medical services offered in or from a remote, mobile or temporary on-site location; Emergency medical services provided on an aircraft; Emergency medical response services; Providing medical services to indigenous populations outside the United States; Veterinary specialty services providing advanced medical, diagnostic or surgical services for animals
27.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRAOPERATIVE ISOLATION AND CONTROL OF SURGICAL SITE ENVIRONMENTS
A portable surgical system including a transparent and flexible plastic enclosure is disclosed. The enclosure is attached reversibly to the patient's body encompassing the surgical site such as to isolate and regulate the immediate environment of the surgical site, and to reduce bodily fluid splatters from the surgical site to the surgical providers. The enclosure includes an environmental control system configured to actively monitor and control the environment inside the enclosure such as to create and maintain essentially sterile conditions. The surgical systems can be used both for surgeries on a torso of a patient and on surgeries on arms or legs. The portable surgical system is lightweight and portable and can be used in conventional operating rooms to improve sterility, or in other circumstances where no operating room is available, such as field hospitals and for on the field surgeries.
Provided herein is a portable surgical system designed for interoperability with surgical or research tools and processes. The portable surgical system may comprise a portable enclosure and one or more sensors. Also provided herein are methods for training surgery robots for use with the system and manufacturing the portable surgical system.
A portable surgical system including a sterile enclosure and one or more sterile sleeves made of a composite-material are disclosed. The sterile sleeves allow for comfortable, user friendly, inexpensive, and effective ways for safely interacting with a sterile environment. The composite-material may include two or more material layers attached to each other. Some of the material layers of the composite material are chosen for their comfort and ease of use whereas the others may be chosen for their impermeability. The composite-material may be impermeable to a set of gases, fluids and substances such as blood, plasma, bacteria, viruses, dust particles, water, human and animal cells, and organic matter.
Surgical and medical apparatus for use in general surgery, namely, a portable, sterile, disposable, surgical shield for deployment over an operating field of a patient
Surgical and medical apparatus for use in general surgery, namely, a portable, sterile, disposable, surgical shield for deployment over an operating field of a patient
32.
ULTRAPORTABLE SYSTEM FOR INTRAOPERATIVE ISOLATIVE AND REGULATION OF SURGICAL SITE ENVIRONMENTS
A portable surgical system including a transparent and flexible plastic enclosure (1) is disclosed. The enclosure is attached reversibly to the patient's body encompassing the surgical site such as to isolate and regulate the immediate environment of the surgical site, and to reduce bodily fluid splatters from the surgical site to the surgical providers. The enclosure is inflated with filtered air. Arm ports (8) are integrated into the enclosure to allow access to the inside of the enclosure by either provider arms or augmenting instrumentation taking the place of arms such as laparoscopes or robots. Material ports (10) maintain enclosure environmental integrity but allow the passing of anatomical specimens, instruments, and other materials into and out of the enclosure (1) during a procedure. The portable surgical system is lightweight and can be used in conventional operating rooms to improve sterility, or in other circumstances where no operating room is available, such as field hospitals.
A portable surgical system including a transparent and flexible plastic enclosure (1) is disclosed. The enclosure is attached reversibly to the patient's body encompassing the surgical site such as to isolate and regulate the immediate environment of the surgical site, and to reduce bodily fluid splatters from the surgical site to the surgical providers. The enclosure is inflated with filtered air. Arm ports (8) are integrated into the enclosure to allow access to the inside of the enclosure by either provider arms or augmenting instrumentation taking the place of arms such as laparoscopes or robots. Material ports (10) maintain enclosure environmental integrity but allow the passing of anatomical specimens, instruments, and other materials into and out of the enclosure (1) during a procedure. The portable surgical system is lightweight and can be used in conventional operating rooms to improve sterility, or in other circumstances where no operating room is available, such as field hospitals.
The invention discloses inflatable-containers, also named utilitarian task-based containers, that essentially include a set of prepacked materials, ingredients, devices, tools, and/or instruments which could be used for performing a group of related actions, such as: preparing medical materials and equipment which could be used during an in-the-field medical interventions and surgeries performed via portable surgical systems. The containers may include inward and/or outward protuberances shaped as gloves with sleeves, fingers, and handlers to allow manipulations as necessary for the predefined task. The inflatable-containers may be transparent so that an user can see within the interior of the container. The containers may be designed to for single use or for repeated uses. The inflatable-containers may be self-inflating.
A61B 1/00 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor
A61B 46/20 - Surgical drapes specially adapted for patients
Portable surgical systems for regulating intra-operative environments over surgical sites are disclosed. The surgical systems include a flexible surgical enclosure configured to be attached to the surgical site of a patient. The enclosure enables operators to perform surgery on the surgical site from inside the enclosure. The enclosure may further include a patient-limb-port configured to enable the patient to insert an arm or a leg into the enclosure so that a limb- surgical-site is disposed inside the enclosure. The surgical system may further include an active environment control unit with one or multiple sensors. The surgical system prevents outer environment contaminants from reaching the surgical site while providing a barrier protecting operators from exposure to blood generated during the surgery. The portable surgical system is used to perform surgery in environments other than operating rooms, such as outdoors, in tents, in cottages, and non-sterile rooms.
A61B 1/00 - Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopesIlluminating arrangements therefor
A61B 90/40 - Apparatus fixed or close to patients specially adapted for providing an aseptic surgical environment
